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Margherita and Focaccia

5 February 2020

As surprising as it may sound, this dough is magic ! It’s quickly made, requires neither rest nor yeast and yet it’s deliciously soft and crispy (and let me say that I’m a true pizza Napoletana fundamentalist ! )… And about the focaccia, it will simply brighten up your happy hours……

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Main courses Starters

Watercress soup

3 February 2020

This soup is a real childhood memory, a Proust’s madeleine… We love the original and peppered taste and its beautiful green color, and we enjoy it every time we can, in three different versions : only with potatoes, for a richer soup, only with golden turnips for a lighter version, or with a mix of both. In any case it’s delicious……

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Appetizers

Amuse-bouches

1 December 2019

Already December and here we are again with festive meal inspirations… To awaken your appetite, two recipes of appetizers, as different as possible, but equally delicious. Foie gras or smoked salmon, land or sea, crispy or melting, sweet or acidulous……

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Main courses

Blanquette de veau (French veal ragout)

22 November 2019

Ultimate traditional and family recipe, the Blanquette de veau spans generations without getting out of date. The kind of recipe you can still simmer just before leaving to the maternity under the snow, to give birth (and this is not a fictional story…)…

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Main courses

Leeks pie

24 October 2019

Days start to get shorter, temperatures are dropping, no doubt, fall is here. It’s time to come up with a generous comfort leeks pie.…

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Sweets

Berlin Balls (surprise doughnuts)

11 July 2019

Ok, it’s not the healthiest thing to eat, it’s a bit greasy and sugary, but it’s so delicious and such a regressive pleasure that it’s allowed sometime anyway… And how do you expect to have « madeleines de Proust » later if you don’t start by eating them……

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Elixirs

Fairies’ Bubbles & Elderflowers wine

13 June 2019

Those elixirs from fairies, witches and woodland sorceress will accompany your aperitifs throughout the summer… Success guaranteed ! Warning : in case of hallucinations, it’s useless to incriminate the magic, rather refer to the amount drunk.…

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Main courses

Cod fish with wild garlic pesto and spring flowers

2 May 2019

Natural and delicate tastes,  combinations of original and subtle flavors, this digestible and healthy recipe combine delicacy and lightness. Plus, it’s a real pleasure for the eyes… Welcome to Spring ! However, we do not guarantee an absolute success with the kids… But ours devoured it (yes, under threat, but anyway)……

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Little herbarium of wild aromatic plants

#2 Wild garlic

29 April 2019

The wild garlic, or bear’s garlic (Allium ursinum), grows at the end of winter, in wet and shaded places, or near small streams. It releases a strong fragrance of garlic. It can be used in pesto, raw or cooked, to perfume salads, soups, gratins, omelets, cheeses, risottos… It’s delicate taste is a delight.…

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