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  • Feta stuffed tomatoes

    Posted on Friday January 9th, 2009 at 09:33 in vegetarian, cheese, tomato, starter, thyme, main dish, feta, caper

    We’re not exactly in the middle of the tomatoes’ season but I made these stuffed tomatoes a few days ago for a dinner with a vegetarian friend of mine and it came out pretty good Preparation Time: 15 mn - Cooking Time: 15 to 20 mn Ingre...

  • Scallops Breton style / Coquilles St Jacques à la Bretonne

    Posted on Tuesday December 30th, 2008 at 13:30 in Wine, garlic, Onions, starter, main dish, scallops

    Here is a great recipe for your new year’s eve dinner. It’s from my home region, Brittany which is situated on the west coast of France (that weird arm going into the sea you see on French maps ;-) It’s not very difficult to make, the annoying ...

  • Scallops Breton style / Coquilles St Jacques à la Bretonne

    Posted on Tuesday December 30th, 2008 at 13:30 in starter, main dish, scallops

    Here is a great recipe for your new year's eve dinner. It's from my home region, Brittany which is situated on the west coast of France (that weird arm going into the sea you see on French maps ;-) It's not very difficult to make, the annoying part b...

  • Cottage pie / Hachis Parmentier

    Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 16:27 in cheap, Easy, meat, potatoes, main dish

    Hachis Parmentier is a traditional French dish made of mashed potatoes and whatever vegetables and meat you have left in the fridge. I’s a useful recipe for the days you only have potatoes and leftovers! Preparation Time : 20 mn - Cooking Time ...

  • Cottage pie / Hachis Parmentier

    Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 16:27 in cheap, Easy, potatoes, main dish

    Hachis Parmentier is a traditional French dish made of mashed potatoes and whatever vegetables and meat you have left in the fridge. I's a useful recipe for the days you only have potatoes and leftovers!Preparation Time : 20 mn - Cooking Time : 30 mn...

  • Lemon stuffed chicken

    Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 15:46 in cheap, Chicken, Easy, meat, lemon, main dish

    This is one of my favourite recipes, so ridiculously simple and always getting a success! It’s perfect for a dinner with friends (count 1 4lbs chicken for 4 servings) or a Sunday lunch with grandma… Whatever the occasion may be, if you...

  • Lemon stuffed chicken

    Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 15:46 in cheap, Chicken, Easy, main dish

    This is one of my favourite recipes, so ridiculously simple and always getting a success!It's perfect for a dinner with friends (count 1 4lbs chicken for 4 servings) or a Sunday lunch with grandma... Whatever the occasion may be, if you're going for ...

  • Mussels in white wine / Moules marinières

    Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 09:20 in cheap, main dish, mussels

    Mussels are cheap and relatively easy to find anywhere and even easier to cook ! The most annoying moment being their cleaning, if you find them already scrubbed and debearded you can easily have your Marinières Mussels made in less than 20 mn.Prepa...

  • 1st basic : la quiche

    Posted on Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 13:35 in cheap, Easy, quiche, main dish, tart

    Let me introduce you to one of the basics of French cooking : La Quiche! You may have heard about the most famous of them, called la Quiche Lorraine. It's a bacon tart extremly easy to make. But the best thing about this recipe is that, once you know...