I am back from my holiday in Brittany, my head still full of its spectacular coastline, the charming medieval towns and the amazing sandy beaches, free from the crowd we are so used to in Southern France. Travelling for me is a lot about food, all the more when I go to France, my home country! I got so much inspiration from all the delicious dishes ...
French cuisine
French Crepes With Fresh Strawberry Lime Salad
Tomorrow at the same time I will be sitting in a crêperie, in a tiny village in the north of Bretagne, the birth place of French crêpes. I spent time planning all the wonderful restaurants for our holiday trip in Brittany, and as you can imagine, crêpes and savory galettes are on all the menus. No wonder I HAD to experiment with (and taste loads ...
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables and Pomegranate
A warm summer evening, diner outside in the garden, chatting with friends, sipping French red wine while kids are playing around... Food for me is all about sharing and convivialité. I am often asked 'But what do you eat with quinoa?' I love my quinoa tossed with colorful roasted Mediterranean veggies, paprika, zucchini, red onions and cherry ...
Mini French Lemon Tarts {With Birch Sugar}
Lemon tart or tarte au citron is a classic of French pastries. I often taste lemon tarts which are either too acid, or the lemon flavor disappears behind a too sweet lemon curd. You probably guess by now that I am rather demanding on my lemon tart. Now, the challenge today for me was to revisit the luscious lemon tart recipe, to make it not ...
Gluten Free Bread that Looks Like And Tastes Like Bread
Being French, from the homeland of baguette, pain de campagne, Campaillou and other yummy breads, I am not very keen on commercial, bagged in cellophane gluten free breads. The texture is dry and crumbly, and you never get a decent crust. My dream is to bake gluten free bread that would deserve its place on the shelves of a French boulangerie, ...
Chocolate Eclairs, Gluten And Dairy Free S’Il Vous Plait
Every time I visited France over the past years, I rushed to a bakery to get fresh pastries and especially an éclair au chocolat, my favorite of all. ‘Éclair’ means ‘flash of lightning’, the perfect name for a pastry I tend to eat so speedily. Surely I wouldn’t give up on chocolate eclairs and its divine creamy chocolate filling, just because it ...
French Style Rabbit with Thyme and Tomatoes
On top of gluten and cow’s milk product, I cut down non-organic red meat from my everyday cooking. The main problem with industrial red meat (mostly cow, lamb and pork) is the growth hormones and the chemical toxins it contains, which are pro-inflammatory in nature and raise many health concerns. So what other meat to add to my menu? ...