In Lebanon we usually have those biscuits for Easter. In the old times, the women, family and neighbour, used to gather around and bake them in huge quantity all together. That’s how my grandmother did it when she was young. With time the tradition of the gathering faded, but the maamouls remained. And my Teta’s … [Read more…]
I am a little bit bored with the usual side dishes: mashed potatoes, rice, green beans? I want something different. Not necessary sophisticated or complicated, just different. And those “hasselback” potatoes will perfectly do! Ingredients for 4 portions: 4 large potatoes 4 garlic cloves 4 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon of grated Parmesan 1 … [Read more…]
I am really craving sugar lately, in any form, cakes, chocolates, basically everything that I shouldn’t eat! And to be honest with you I haven’t been really good recently. So the best way I found to deal with those cravings, is to replace all the refined sugars by fruits as much as possible (fructose being … [Read more…]
I stole this recipe from my father-in-law, last time we went over to visit them. One more thing that I learnt to like: the chicory. I knew I liked it mixed in a soup, but didn’t like them in a salad. I changed my mind though, after trying this one, which became one of my … [Read more…]
Un peu de culture ne fait pas de mal ! Je ne peux vous poster une recette de madeleine sans résister à l’envie de vous partager cet extrait de l’oeuvre “Du côté de chez Swann” de Marcel Proust, publié en1913. Marcel Proust est un écrivain français né le 10 Juillet 1871 à Auteuil, et mort le … [Read more…]
Have you ever heard about the famous French author Marcel Proust? One of his book: “Du côté de chez Swan”, is particularly famous for a scene where he describes how the smell of biscuits reminded him of his childhood, and all the memories that started flooding into his head along with that smell. So when … [Read more…]
That soup recipe is really similar to my first vegetable soup. I just removed/added some vegetables to change the taste a little bit, but other that that it is the same kind of easy and quick recipe. The main difference is the celery (which is one of the many vegetables I use to dislike… a … [Read more…]
La première fois que j’ai acheté un céleri, je me suis retrouvée bête devant mon légume, sans trop savoir par quelle branche le prendre. Heureusement il y a internet, et grâce aux informations que j’ai trouvées sur la toile j’ai pu couper mon céleri correctement. Croyez-moi, ce n’est pas une technique que j’aurai pu inventer … [Read more…]
March is cold, very cold. It ‘s raining, sometimes even snowing, it is dark, let’s just say I don’t cope well with winter. All I can think about is the warmth of a sunny island, Maldives? Mauritius? … or not. At least not for now, but I can always comfort myself with some good food … [Read more…]
You can’t go wrong when you mix chocolate with fruits! Any fruits! But some work better than other, and among my favourites (after banana and strawberries of course!), come the pears. I have this recipe from a small chocolate themed recipe book that my friend offered me a couple of years ago. I hope you … [Read more…]