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Crêpes
Quite some time ago one of my brilliant cooking teachers, who was from Brittany- France, taught me this wonderful Crêpe recipe. It’s an absolutely terrific recipe that became one of my favorites! First time that I made crêpes, I ended up with (read full article)
Dulce de Leche Recipe
What Is Dulce de Leche? –The most irresistible Sweet, Creamy and Sticky Temptation with Caramelized Flavor, that would make anyone feel Rejoiced-- Dulce de Leche, pronounce – ‘Dool-say day Ley-chay’ is the name given to a South American (read full article)
Fouacé and Rillettes.
I can say that when I first watched fouacé being made, it was a fascinating experience. It is a locally made bread, not unlike pitta in appearance that these days is limited to artisan or home production, for those lucky enough to own a wood fired (read full article)
5 Days of Cheese: Cheddar
If you're a fan of cheese, and if you've been following our "5 Days of ..." series, you're gonna love this week's theme: 5 Days of Cheese! It hardly seems fair to restrict such fabulousness to only five days, but we'll do the best we can to cover som (read full article)
Goodbye San Francisco – Crostata with blueberries and yogurt cream
Arrivederci San Francisco – crostata ai mirtilli con crema allo yogurt It’s time to take a little time off and go where the sun is always happy and shining, not the Caribbeans but Baja Mexico. California has been under a horrendous weat (read full article)
The Mad Apple
I love eggplants. For as far as I can remember, I've always eaten these vegetable-fruits, they were part of my family's culinary landscape. Both my parents have their eggplant repertoire: stuffed and fried; sliced in a fan and roasted; pickled; in sa (read full article)
Best Picnic Spots
Best Picnic Spots The tradition of having picnics is spread worldwide nowadays. It has been scientifically proved that eating in a relaxed manner and especially in the open air is very good for health. In the scurrying rhythm of our modern civilizati (read full article)
SOUTH AFRICA’S WINE INDUSTRY.
South Africa is a New World wine-producing country that has deep Old World roots. The father of the industry was a 33-year-old Dutch surgeon, Jan van Riebeck. He was the first governor of cap, appointed by the Dutch east India Company to establish a (read full article)
Party, Picnic and Potluck with an Healthy Twist. It's the Weekend!
Impress your guests ~ Turn humble crudités into edible centrepieces ~ "Entertaining expert has been inspired by the elegance and simplicity of the south of France ever since he was a boy" Like a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi (read full article)
BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS – ONE OF BURGUNDY’S PREEMINENT SHIPPERS.
Burgundy in central eastern France is fabled wine country with thousands of grape growers, hundreds of winemakers, and many shippers. Not too long ago, shippers dominated export markets. They had the means to buy unfinished wines, sometimes blend th (read full article)
COQ AU VIN Made Easy With Le Creuset Cookware!
COQ AU VIN(Chicken in Red Wine with Onions, Mushrooms, and Bacon)It can be made with either red wine or white wine, but the red obviously is a better choice. Julia Child's wrote that in France it is served along side parsley potatoes, buttered peas o (read full article)
No reblochon, no tartiflette – Fake Tartiflette with asparagus and brie
Pas de reblochon, pas de tartiflette – fausse Tartiflette végétarienne aux brie et asperges If you’ve been to Savoie (Savoy), you’ve probably tasted one of their specialties, la Tartiflette. Unlike what it may sounds, Tartiflett (read full article)
Robiola cheese wrapped in bresaola
One of the greatest food experience anybody could have is to go to Italy or France and explore the huge variety of cheeses available. The appealing aspect of this adventure is that when you travel specifically through these two cou (read full article)
Daddy's Birthday
William "Mid" Bannister 1920-1990 I mention Mama on here a good bit because she was the "cook" in the family. But, my father (or Daddy as he was known since we are Southern) could also find his way around the kitchen when need be. In fact, I (read full article)
El Celler de Can Roca
Last weekend was our first wedding anniversary and to celebrate this happy occasion, we headed for lunch at the best known restaurant in Girona in Catalunya – our big blowout for the end of July. I’d made the booking at El Celler de Can R (read full article)
Chapelle Lenclos Madiran 2001
Another Madiran from the Wine Society tonight. An interesting tidbit about the owner of this property - Patrick DuCournau was responsible for developing the technique of microoxygenation, where tiny bubbles of oxygen are introduced into wine in an e (read full article)
MATT'S WINE NOT! INNISKILLIN SUMMER SERIES 2010: WINEMAKER'S SERIES 2008 CHARDONNAY ONTARIO WHITE WINE
Greetings once again dear reader, and as you have patiently awaited with baited breath no doubt (actually, I doubt that) for my third of four exciting reviews in the muchas delicioso (better not talk like that in Arizona...) 2010 Inniskillin Summer S (read full article)
A thought for Boby – Mâche salad with shrimps on corn purée and truffle oil
Une pensée pour Boby – Salade de Mâche aux crevettes sur purée de maïs et huile de truffe Don’t you guys love truffles? I grew up eating them, since my father himself grew up in Italy in a region producing lots of truffles, so when h (read full article)
MODERN ROSE WINES.
Refreshing, dry, cool roses are in, and millions enjoy it throughout the summer. Although, at least in North America, roses fell by the wayside in the last 20 years, now they seem to have staged a comeback. Sweet, fizzy roses packaged in attractive (read full article)
Flat Breads of the Western World
As promised, here is part two of an amazing list of Flat Breads of the World. Who new? It appears that just about every region of the world has their own version of a wrap. Some end up being the base, with other foods on top. (read full article)
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