Cuttlefish Provence style
I hadn’t had cuttlefish for so long I almost forgot how good it was! This recipe was made with a fresh cuttlefish, but if you’re a beginner you might rather use frozen pieces… I must admit that...
View ArticleOlive and feta cheese meatballs
Here is a recipe I like to make often. It’s fast, easy and really tasty! I love Mediterranean flavors and these ones really enhance a good beef meat. I used green olives, but it’s only a matter of...
View ArticleMango and shrimp salad
Here is a perfect summer salad recipe: very fresh and tasty. Mangoes and shrimps combination is close to perfection . I didn’t discover it long ago but I know I’ll be trying lots of dishes with...
View ArticleMarinated pork skewers / Pinchos morunos
Great news for all Iphone users, French Cooking for Dummies has an application style theme that allows you to read it easily when surfing with a mobile device. Fellow wordpress bloggers, here is the...
View ArticleBlue cheese, leek and potato soup
Soup season is here! One thing I love about making soup is that you can experiment all you want, you have very few chances to come out with something really bad . Well, my last experiment was this...
View ArticleFabada Asturiana/ Spanish bean stew
Fabada is a famous bean stew from the Spanish Asturias region located north west of the country on the Atlantic coast. It’s a very tasty stew that takes a while to get ready but doesn’t require much...
View ArticleSpinach and coconut soup
Tons of recipes combine spinach and coconut; that’s because they perfectly match together . If you never tried the combination, this soup is a perfect occasion for doing it. It’s slightly spiced...
View ArticleBeef Burgundy / Boeuf Bourguignon
My French Classics section definitely lacked beef Bourguignon. It’s an easy to make recipe although it will require time. If you have a pressure cooker, you’ll be able to reduce the cooking time. If...
View ArticleTwo pepper and bean salad
This is the simplest recipe you can make when craving for a fresh salad on a hot summer day. It’s extremely easy to prepare and you might even have all the ingredients at hand already It’s a very...
View ArticleLamb and pistachio kebabs
My life is pretty crazy right now, I’m having a hard time finding moments to post But don’t worry, I keep cooking and shooting so I’ll have a lot of dishes to share with you once I can escape more...
View ArticleProvençal style mussels
Here is a great recipe to give mussels a taste of south eastern France. If you don’t have Provence herbs mix, don’t worry, you can do just fine with thyme and rosemary. And if you can complete with...
View ArticleTraditional veal blanquette
This recipe of veal stew is a huge classic of French cooking, every French grandma has her own version of the traditional « blanquette de veau ». The secret of its flavor resides in using veal pieces...
View ArticleLemon and ginger brill
My fish merchant had beautiful brills the other day, that’s how this baked brill recipe came to life. I was worried ginger flavor might be too strong for this fish but it came out very good. So here...
View ArticleRadish top and parsnip soup
Food waste is tremendous in developed countries, we’re eating too much and wasting even more while the other half of the world is starving… I remember when sometimes, as a kid I didn’t want to finish...
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