I cooked French a few times, but this was the first time I cooked an entire French meal. I wanted authentic recipes, so I looked on a cookbook by Michel Roux – The Essence Of French Cooking. It’s a great book, I’m recommending it. After browsing I’ve decided to make Onion soup, Ratatouille and Michel
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Ratatouille
I chose Ratatouille as mains for the French meal I’ve made. It’s a traditional vegan recipe and I like that. I didn’t have to modify it a bit. The dish is delicious, it’s not just a stew, the taste is so much better because the veggies are cooked separately. I could taste all the individual
French onion soup
I started the year with a new country to cook from, for Taste the World. Last year I cooked only a few meals and the deadline is approaching, so I’ll cook more and more international recipes. Soupe a l’Oignon a la Normande or French onion soup is one of the recipes I’ve made for France.
Christmas menu 2015
This Christmas I asked my husband to take pictures of all the food so I can make a round up of what I cooked. The only two things I had no pictures of where the soup, panna cotta that hubby made and shop-bought Christmas pudding. I wanted to finish all the preparations fast and set
Mulled wine for kids
The title says Mulled wine for kids, but it’s a little misleading because the recipe doesn’t have wine, obviously. I don’t have kids and I didn’t think of a non-alcoholic mulled wine before having something similar in the goodie bag from Holland & Barrett event. I enjoyed that mulled punch so much, that I wanted
Christmas Bake Off with Holland & Barrett #HBBakeOff
I was so happy when I got the invitation for Christmas Bake Off. It was a really special event organized by Holland & Barrett. I had the chance to meet Ugne from Great British Bake Off, I baked a cake, we had lunch and cakes and lots and lots of fun. It was amazing. The
Snowflake cookies with cinnamon
Hubby got a huge snowflake cookie cutter for Saint Nicholas Day. It was a fun gift, but I had to bake some cookies with cinnamon for him. I wasn’t sure how I would use this cutter, as I thought the cookies might break due to their size. It was incredible easy to cut them and
