I just got back from a few blissful days spent in the Basque country where my family has a house we all reunite in once or twice a year. We spent a wonderful holiday filled with a lot, a lot of food, time relaxing in the sun and some much needed catching up. Family meals […] Read more…
Receiving my KitchenAid stand mixer in the mail was the closest thing to Christmas in the middle of the summer. I opened the package like an excited child and gazed at its beautiful light pink tint — it was just perfect. I was looking forward to using the stand mixer for bread because one of […] Read more…
I’m writing this post from the beautiful Basque country, where I’ve spent most of my summers since I was a little girl. Although I grew up in a bustling Parisian setting, our family would always find the way to get together and spend some quality time in a family home near Biarritz. Living so far […] Read more…
Cooking with seafood really marks the summer months for me. Seafood dishes tend to be lighter, bursting with freshness and are usually ready pretty quickly. This dish was supposed to be made into a seafood medley served with buttered spaghetti, but, after a day spent at the beach – nibbling at freshly purchased red berries […] Read more…
Okay folks, this is clearly not a recipe! I just thought it could be useful to some of you readers to share my favourites for a perfect antipasti platter – basically a way-out for those days when you don’t want to cook too much! Sometimes, you spend a lot of time preparing a main meal […] Read more…
Regular readers of this blog will know that I don’t do too well with spicy foods. Don’t get me wrong, I want to be able to order those spicy Thai and Indian dishes – but the truth is that I just can’t! I’ve gotten better over the years out of sheer determination but I’m not […] Read more…