This recipe for my version of a classic Pan Bagnet includes extra ham and veggies as well as the traditional cheese, tomatoes and olives. The stuffed and pressed whole loaf of bread is ideal for sharing at a picnic on a warm summer’s day! A Summer Garden Picnic Yes, it may be hard to believe,…
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Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Tapenade Topped BBQ Cod with Hot New Potato Salad with Mint & Spring Onions
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Tapenade Topped BBQ Cod with Hot New Potato Salad with Mint & Spring Onions Well, look at this, my regular Fish on Friday post has become a Fish in Saturday post, but, with good reason……I had a few internet problems yesterday and by the time they were all sorted out…
Sud de France Festival and Cassoulet salade d’été avec confit de canard (Summer Cassoulet Salad with Preserved Duck)
Sud de France Festival Cassoulet salade d’été avec confit de canard (Summer Cassoulet Salad with Preserved Duck) The Sud de France Festival is on in London right now – it runs from the 11th to the 29th June 2012; the festival celebrates the Mediterranean flavours of Languedoc-Roussillon, one of my favourite parts of France as it happens,…
Bursting with Berries on Midsummer’s Day – Sorbet Cassis (Blackcurrant Sorbet)
Bursting with Berries on Midsummer’s Day Sorbet Cassis (Blackcurrant Sorbet) Midsummer’s Day dawned this morning and I was not impressed……half the apples had been blown off my tree and some of my herbs had been flattened. It had obviously been raining all night and there were deep, secretive puddles waiting to envelop my feet as I…
A bit of French Toast…..Vegetarian Tartiflette Open Toastie for a Random Lunch
A bit of French Toast….. Vegetarian Tartiflette Open Toastie for a Random Lunch Any recipe or dish that has the name “Tartiflette” is okay in my book, in fact, it’s the sort of recipe name that I LOVE to repeat over and over again – I obviously need to get out more! Tartiflette is one…
Flaming June: Getting ready for the Salad Season – Fantastique Jam Jar French Dressing
Flaming June: Getting ready for the Salad Season ~ Fantastique Jam Jar French Dressing ~ The weather has been positively balmy lately, and the mercury has been soaring……it seems that “Wet May” has disappeared and we will soon be into “Flaming June”, which coincidently is the name of one of my favourite paintings by Lord Frederic Leighton. This…
Lucky Friday the 13th with Tasty Fish on Friday – Brandade de Morue, French Salt Cod and Potato Gratin
Lucky Friday the 13th with Tasty Fish on Friday ~ Brandade de Morue ~ (French Salt Cod and Potato Gratin) Brandade is a French dish which is a creamy, whipped emulsion of salt cod, garlic, parsley and olive oil which tends to be eaten in winter with bread or deep-fried toasts or croutons. In France it’s called Brandade de Morue and in Spain it is…
Saturday Supper Club – Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese
~ Saturday Supper Club ~ Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese I often make sweet clafoutis, especially with cherries, but recently I ate a savoury one in a local restaurant, and it was delicious. Much lighter than a gratin or a traditional Quiche and a wonderful, colourful recipe idea for…
Auberge Blend – Herbes de Provence for Herbs on Saturday & my Famous Photo!
Auberge Blend – Herbes de Provence Herbs on Saturday And my Famous Photo! There are numerous recipes for this famous herb mixture from the South of France. As a rule, it always contains thyme, lavender, rosemary, basil, savory, marjoram and basil, but it DOES vary from area to area as well as depending on local…
Herbs on Saturday – Fool’s Salt or Sel Fou (French Style Seasoning Salt)
– Herbs on Saturday – Fool’s Salt or Sel Fou (French Style Seasoning Salt) Every self-respecting French housewife has a tub of this by the side of her cooker; they are all slightly different depending on which region of France that you live in; this is my mixture and one that I use over and…
Cheat’s French Style Cassoulet – Sausage and Bean Casserole in the Slow Cooker or Le Creuset
– Cheat’s French Style Cassoulet – Sausage and Bean Casserole in the Slow Cooker or Le Creuset The weather continues to be sub-zero and very Siberian-like and my urge for comfort food has increased; visions of casseroles, toast, crumpets, steamed puddings and steaming pots of soup and stew have rather taken over my daily thoughts,…
