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23 juin 2008

Fennel and orange escabèche

Fennel and orange escabèche
But what on earth is an escabèche, you may ask. I didn't know either, because on the picture coming with my recipe it really did just look like a fricassée, or maybe sautéed fennel. So I asked someone trustworthy and knowledgeable. No, not him. He's a...
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22 juin 2008

Gâche vendéenne

Gâche vendéenne
Another hit from the great Pétrin - never ever been disappointed by the recipes in there. I trust the woman completely. My breads never look quite as pretty as hers, but the taste, people...! You know you look so good, little brioche. I halved the proportions...
20 juin 2008

Raspberry tartelettes with macaron topping

Raspberry tartelettes with macaron topping
It's in season, so yes, raspberries again! The little buggers are great at the moment. I was meeting up with a friend this afternoon, and we were discussing the idea of a bake-off (little, if nothing to do with baekhoffe - although why not go for a baekhoffe...
16 juin 2008

Pistachio and raspberry financiers

Pistachio and raspberry financiers
What? You thought we'd have that chocolate mousse on its own? You must be out of your mind (vous êtes cinglé, ma parole). And those financiers (like pretty much all financiers) are 1) fast to whip up, and 2) you're left with a couple of yolks you can...
15 juin 2008

Chocolate mousse

Chocolate mousse
I know what some of you are going to say: "Why on earth would one need another bloody chocolate mousse recipe on the blogs?" (well YOU are well out of order sir). Well for one, I don't know that there is such a thing as too many chocolate mousse recipes...
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12 juin 2008

Ligurian lemon cake

Ligurian lemon cake
I've been salivating at the thought of that cake since I read the recipe. It's still in the oven as we speak, but judging by the smell I think I might go and ask Pierre Hermé to marry me right away. His crazy wife is up to no good with her cocoa/mayonnaise...
4 juin 2008

Uncanny Cherry Moment

Uncanny Cherry Moment
Hm, lovely home-grown coeur de pigeon cherries. But what Handel opera score is that? Clue: the scene is set in Egypt.
3 juin 2008

Griotte clafoutis

Griotte clafoutis
I'm not going to pretend any longer. I think I have identified myself as a "nervous baker". I have now officially entered a second round of administration ultimate-fighting and the urge to bake is overwhelming. I still haven't quite figured out whether...
2 juin 2008

Tarte aux fraises

Tarte aux fraises
Sometimes your fate for a couple of years to come is in the hands of incompetent white collars (des ronds-de-cuir imcompétents). Then you have reasons to be scared. Of course, there is nothing you can do, except wait, and they can't even manage to stick...
26 mai 2008

Hazelnut financiers

Hazelnut financiers
Last Friday I made one of my students cry. It was a one to one exam. I just told her that she had two minutes left to finish her presentation, and she started the "cry routine". 1) The eyes fill up with tears that multiple eyelid batting can't keep in...
23 mai 2008

Uncanny Sink Moments

Uncanny Sink Moments
"The Little House in the Sink" is a remake for lilliputian foodies, but they had to give it up afterthe actors complained of chilblains and chronic athlete's foot. What a great shame.
21 mai 2008

Ragù

Ragù
After I tied my hair in a black handkerchief and put on a reasonably unwelcoming if not threatening face, I set myself to the cooking of the ragù. I deliberately ignored the original family recipe my own mamma tried to push forward, deciding to give Locatelli's...
18 mai 2008

Pasta

Pasta
Brace yourself, Barilla, here comes Mamma Chiara. No fussing about, straight to the point: 200g flour100g fine semolina3 eggs1/2 tsp salta glug of olive oil (what, not precise? Do not get on the wrong side of Mamma Chiara.)a tub of Elbow Grease (no, it's...
17 mai 2008

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!
Dear Z, Happy %§#** Birthday, man! Have a mini vanilla and white chocolate jelly!I find it silly to stick bits of mint on top of everything, but no candles were available so I figured it would be ok, but just this once.
16 mai 2008

Zuppa-cappuccino di foglie e gambi di ravanelli, schiuma di pepe biancho

Zuppa-cappuccino di foglie e gambi di ravanelli, schiuma di pepe biancho
Who said this blog couldn't be rude AND pretentious? Take a walk on the bling-bling side with me today. As I tend to be nice, and also because, let's not forget, I am a teacher (by the way, health and safety, guys, health and safety is key), translation...
14 mai 2008

Date Maamouls

Date Maamouls
Do you remember those shiny exciting days when you were young and foolish and thought that eating a teaspoon of chocolate powder was bound to be a more intense experience than, say, dissolving the powder in a predictably boring bowl of hot milk? Yeah,...
9 mai 2008

Glacé baby turnips

Glacé baby turnips
Dear friends, Colloquial cookin' is here to help you: 1- prepare for your next cooking holidays in France. Swearing will make helping hands chop/peel/clean up faster, it will also ease the pain when you accidentally squirt lemon juice in your eyes. 2-...
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