This post is the second part of my French mum interview #1: Noémie and her easy crepe recipe. My friend Noémie, whom I interviewed, had a family tradition when she was a child of candlelight dinners of crepes, savoury for mains and sweet for desserts ;) This is her easy crepe recipe, which I have [...]
Today for a change, I am sharing a succulent Italian recipe: aubergines alla parmigiana. This is a treasured recipe that I got from one of my wonderful French mum friend: Fanny. I already hear you thinking… “What! 50 minutes preparation time!” Yes, it does take a while to prepare but it is genuinely worth the [...]
Just like me, have you been fighting nasty colds recently? I find it so hard when your little ones and/or… worse… your other half (!!!) are ill. After following your doctor's instructions* (NHS information about colds), in most cases, there isn’t much you can do but to wait… you feel so helpless. . My solution? Food/drinks [...]
Happy New Year 2018! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. In our family, the year started fighting the flu, it was tough but we won and it can only go uphill from here! Have you made some new year’s resolutions? Last year I committed myself to try new recipes on a weekly basis to [...]
Cannelés are divine French treats flavoured with vanilla and rhum. However I have to admit I am not a cannelés purist as I skip the rhum part in our household for the children’s sake :-) Cannelés are historically from the Bordeaux area but they are so popular you will find them in most French patisserie. They [...]
