When my mother in law returned from Canada she brought back the most amazing maple syrup. You could literally drink it with a straw the whole day and you wouldn’t get tired of it. Apparently there is a great difference between store-bought maple syrup that we can find in local supermarkets and real maple syrup which is produced traditionally in smaller quantities. The difference is as striking as comparing Blue Read More ...
My perfect cookie has to be chewy... While I was browsing the Orangette blog the other day I saw a recipe for chewy cocoa cookies that intrigued me because it uses yogurt to make the cookies soft and to reduce the number of calories a little. The pictures of the cookies were absolutely stunning (that’s how I always imagined a perfect cookie!). So when I tried this recipe I used Read More ...
Whatever the occasion, crêpes are simply always popular. They can be made quickly, in large quantities and can serve as savory dish as well as dessert. The crêpes in the above picture are filled with ham, grated cheese and mushrooms. Some people confuse crêpes with pancakes but they are actually very different. Crêpes are almost as thin as a sheet of paper and mostly they are way bigger in size Read More ...
Contents: 1 cup cooked Japanese rice (with a little salt) Teriyaki fried chicken (1 chicken breast) Cherry tomatoes Cucumber, avocado, surimi salad with “sushi” dressing (scroll down for recipe) Tamagoyaki Maple syrup candy (which my mum in law brought back for us from Canada) Chocolate egg Today I made a bento for us! What I like the most about bento is that it gives you full control over calories, portioning, Read More ...
My favourite cake must be carrot cake. No wait, this carrot cake.I remember when I lived in Germany, as a student, I used to work at a coffee shop to earn a bit of extra money. It was there that I saw carrot cake for the first time. “Möhrenkuchen” it was called and we had a lot of it left over one day. The owner of the shop gave me Read More ...
Oh boy the past few days have really been busy here in Aix en Provence. University was closed down because students throughout the whole country organise strikes against a law that would give full autonomy to universities (hence allowing selection of students by making them pass an entry exam). Many are fearing that this might lead to a full privatization of the university system (tuition fees etc). Anyway, all of Read More ...
How do you like your vinaigrette? Do you buy it or do you make it yourself? I personally keep a bottle of self-made vinaigrette in the fridge which I mix with whatever I currently feel like. I use it for salads obviously but also for some simple dishes instead of a heavy sauce (like taboulé for example). I prefer to make small amounts at once to prevent the vinaigrette from Read More ...
Ahh I’m about to reveal the recipe for one of the most delicious things on this planet. Poulet “à l’africaine” or African style chicken is a dish that my mother in law used to make for us whenever my husband’s aunt (who is married to a Togolese) and cousins came to visit. I always enjoyed those moments, not only because it’s great fun being with them and listening to their Read More ...
Let’s face it: as a student you sometimes open the fridge and there is nada :p Only the jar of marmelade and the egg looking at you like “dude, marmelade omelette sucks so give up right away and order pizza”. Living on a tight budget does suck, however it’s exactly in those moments that you’ve got to be creative if you don’t want to end up eating crackers. So what Read More ...
Today my husband asked if we could make some cookies together for the coming week. We very much enjoyed the ones I made last week because they were so versatile. Sometimes we ate them quickly on the way to university as breakfast (not healthy I know :p), sometimes we took them along as dessert for lunch and sometimes it was simply enjoyable to sit down with a cup of tea Read More ...