Tag Archives: Recipes
← Older postschocolate tart with ginger crust
December 18, 2011Our time in France is wrapping up and soon it will be off home to New Zealand with a few adventures thrown in along the way. So what better way to say au revoir to a few friends than with … Continue reading
Posted in WinterTagged Chocolate, Food, Recipes, Tart
spanakopita tart with mushrooms.. and garlic.. and cherry tomatoes.. and..
December 15, 2011Hunting for a recipe to match the ideas in my head rarely works. Instead, similar-ish recipes get bastardised to fit my daydreams, and classics are overhauled because I think I know better than whole nations. This was the fate … Continue reading
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Feta, Food, Greek, pastry, Recipes, Ricotta, Spanakopita, Spinach, Tart, Tomatoes
homemade ricotta
December 9, 2011When we first moved to France it took awhile to get the hang of buying food, working out what shops sold what and the french names for ingredients. After hunting for ricotta in the local stores, pondering what it might … Continue reading
Posted in Homemade...Tagged Food, Homemade, Milk, Recipes, Ricotta
The kilo that broke the boys back… and the tart that fixed it
December 3, 2011I’m in trouble. I, well, I bought a pig, a rather heavy pig, a pig that now needs to be sent back to New Zealand in an already full box with weight restrictions. You see, a friend of mine in … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, WinterTagged Antiques, Apple, dessert, Food, French, Pigs, Recipes, Tart
honey cardamom creme brulee
November 29, 2011The sun was out in Lyon today, and the Christmas ferris wheel is up in the square looking majestic. I felt very happy with my french life as I sat enjoying the view from my wooden park bench, snuggled in … Continue reading
Posted in AutumnTagged Creme brulee, Custard, dessert, Food, France, Honey, Recipes
orangettes
November 25, 2011Only one month to Christmas and as it will be my first wintery Christmas I am getting far too excited at the prospect of snow, markets, and mulled wine! But it is still 5 days until I can open my … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, WinterTagged Chocolate, Christmas, Food, French, Oranges, Recipes, Sweets
frittering away the day
November 24, 2011Hmm, what to have with our pumpkin soup? A rustle in the fridge and on Smitten Kitchen, unearthed zucchini that needed using and this little gem of a fritter recipe. I got itchy fingers and tinkered a little adding 1/2 … Continue reading
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Food, Fritters, Recipes, Zucchini
honey roasted pumpkin soup
November 22, 2011Autumn has well and truly settled in, here in Lyon. We have the crisp sunny days, the golden leaves, and pumpkin galore. So after a sunny Sunday’s morning spent enjoying the first two I decided to experiment with the third … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, WinterTagged Autumn, Food, France, Honey, Lyon, Pumpkin, Recipes, Soup
fig galette and too much wine
November 19, 2011Thursday night in Lyon saw the release of the Beaujolais Nouveau and a variety of cork popping festivities ensued. The Beaujolais is a wine region just north of Lyon and each year they turn their end of season harvest in … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, BakingTagged Baking, figs, Food, frangipane, french wine, pastry, Recipes, Tart
aubergine parmigiana
November 18, 2011When we were in Edinburgh during our European travels, aside from meeting Dolly the sheep and having to purchase winter jackets in August, we started a night out at an Italian restaurant called Nonna’s. A few hours and one too … Continue reading
Posted in AutumnTagged Eggplant, Food, Italian, Jamie Oliver, Recipes
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