Healthy, French, Home-cooking, always fresh, (almost) no cream required!
This is about simple cooking for my kids away from home, family and friends and friends of friends. Not quite recipes, just inspiration.Often, no exact quantities, certainly no scientific potions, but a bit of magic and lots of love! and you could always ask for more details.
Share my love of cooking, enjoy the Pacific West Coast bounty and help me pass along the French Heritage from my Grand-mothers and my Dad who taught me.Salt and Pepper
Even when I don't say so, use Baleine sea-salt and fresh ground pepper from your Peugeot pepper mill, goes without saying!
Tag Archives: gruyere
Gratinée Lyonnaise sounds much better than just onion soup
This is probably the best comfort food on a cold day, a great way to stave off the anxiety of a looming dark and stormy night, and assurance to bring rosy cheeks and smiles to all. Most of the time, … Continue reading
Posted in Soup
Tagged beaujolais, food, Gratinee, gratinee lyonnaise, gruyere, Le Creuset, onion soup, recipe, recipes, soup, soupe a l oignon, verygoodrecipe
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My Grand-Mother’s creamy polenta
Louise-Marie, or la Louise as my grand-father called her, was a great cook. She was a Savoyarde, from the region across the Alps from Italy and she was bilingual, French and Patois, the Alpine dialect spoken on both sides of … Continue reading
Posted in Side
Tagged corn semolina, food, gruyere, parmesan, polenta, recipe, recipes
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Braised endives au jambon
This is a traditional light dinner entrée in France, not always that popular with children, but a nice combination of flavors in a pretty dish which is very easy to make. Clean two endives per person and remove the ends, … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables
Tagged endives, food, gruyere, jambon, Le creuset gratin, recipe, recipes
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Belgian Endive Salad à la Grenobloise
This is a nice change for a salad, it is easy to make in advance and bring along as a potluck contribution. All the ingredients are gathered in a large salad bowl and the dressing is added at the last … Continue reading
Posted in Lunch, Starter
Tagged belgian endive, food, gruyere, recipe, recipes, walnut
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Braised Celery
Celery is under-rated as a vegetable in North America, and that is too bad. It tastes really good, it is available anywhere, anytime and it is easy to prepare. So let’s do like in Europe and actually use it as … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables
Tagged braised, butter, celery, cocotte, gruyere, Le Creuset, Peugeot pepper grinder, vegetable
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