Let’s appreciate a good lemonade since summer is around the corner!

Anne | May 26, 2010

My friend Robin is in Paris, yeah !…Last Tuesday I took her to my fav’ part of Paris : the Aligre Market and its neighborhood. She wanted to see all the places I had mentioned on my blog in a specific post about “my off the beaten path Paris”.
I am sure you are thinking “OK, [...]

The importance of wine temperature

Monsieur Frog | April 25, 2010

Note: All temperatures in this article are in degrees Fahrenheit
Wine temperature is a matter of endless discussion, but it’s safe to say that most Americans serve their red wine too warm, and often their white wine too cold. Every wine will have its own optimal serving temperature. But there are few approximate rules of thumb.
You [...]

A good Tatin apple tart for a good Week-end !

Anne | March 25, 2010

You need for a large Tart (serves 6 to 8 ) :
6 apples (Rome or Jonathan)
3.5 oz granulated sugar
1.8 oz unsalted butter
1 sheet shortcrust pastry (see below)
Home made Shortcrust Pastry:
7 oz all purpose Flour
4.4 oz salted Butter
1 Egg
2 tbsp Water
Make the shortcrust pastry : Cut the butter into 1.5cm (½ inch) dices and rub [...]

The apron of Grand’ Ma

Monsieur Frog | March 10, 2010

An apron was primarily used by Grandmas to protect their dress, and in many cases was transformed into gloves to remove hot pans from the oven. Their apron helped wipe children’s tears and in certain circumstances, cleaned their faces.
From henhouses, an apron was used to carry eggs, revive chicks and sometimes carried cracked eggs that [...]

The “unmissable” Cheese Soufflé

Anne | March 4, 2010

Soufflés have always incredibly intimidated me. I have always been, you know, that kind of woman who did not like to take risks when cooking for her friends, always making “safe bets” so as not to disappoint her guests…and herself ! Soufflés, a “hit or miss” ?? Me, never ! And the worst part is, [...]

Poulet “en Cocotte”

Guylaine | February 20, 2010

With the upcoming Impressionist exposition at the Dallas Art Museum, I want to share a recipe from a book titled Monet’s Table written by Claire Joyes. The author described the artist’s life at Giverny and provides Monet’s favorite cooking dishes kept secret in his private cooking journals! Here is the one I enjoyed the most:
Serves [...]

Ceramic, such an amazing material

Casanova | January 17, 2010

The first ceramics were found in central Europe around 24,000BC. Early pottery was made from clay like material, either by itself or mixed with other materials such as ash or crushed bones. Since these ancient times, the technology and applications of ceramics has steadily progressed through the ages. Ceramics now include domestic, industrial applications, building [...]

WWF loves me

Phiphi | December 14, 2009

Hi Frogdujour,
My friend Chris and I had great lobsters last summer somewhere in Corsica. My recipe: cut them in half!!  paint the halves with a nice olive lemon herbs sauce and bake it 10 mn in the oven or on the bbq grill. Cheap and simple : that’s all !!!

Nothing like a french chocolate cake: “The fondant chocolat”

theo | November 2, 2009

This recipe comes from a kid recipe book. I began to bake it in France when I was a little boy and I am still doing it now that I am a teen and that we moved to the US.
I tasted a lot of chocolate cakes and I never found any like mine, I can [...]