Yesterday was so dark and stormy, I just had to make another soup! I had never made corn chowder before so I took two recipes that looked pretty good and came up with my own version. It was tasty! My husband and I are currently sick so I took a few shortcuts considering doing […]
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Cooking Lesson #3: Gratin Dauphinois / Potato Gratin
The word gratin in the world of food usually means: baked with cheese topping. Even in my book La Varenne Pratique this is the case and according to them the most famous example is gratin dauphinois. Lovely Parisian foodie extraordinaire Clotilde Dusoulier from the fantastic site Chocolate & Zucchini insists that there is no cheese […]
Cooking Lesson #2: How NOT to make a beurre blanc sauce
Years ago when I first started being really interested in food my mom mailed me a book called La Varenne Pratique. It is written by the Anne Willan, founder and president of the famous French cooking school Ecole de Cuisine LaVarenne, Paris. Oh là là! I have been thinking about learning the basics of classic […]
Cooking Lesson #1: Salmon en Papillote
Chocolate Marshmallow Brownies
My mom has a friend who makes these chocolate marshmallow brownies she adores and recommended so I really wanted to try baking them. I am so glad I did! These brownies were fantastic. Moist, chewy from the toasted marshmallows and decadent thanks to the chocolate frosting. I have made brownies on my blog before (my […]