Bonjour my friends, It has been a very busy and very cold week! Desperate times call for desperate measures… It’s time to use my slow cooker. Using a slow cooker is actually the opposite of desperate measures (I was going for the dramatic tone). I absolutely LOVE this thing. I have noticed that slow cookers … Continue reading
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Frenchy Sandwich (façon Lucie)
Bonjour my friends, I’m flying solo this week. My husband is out of town so it’s dinner for one instead of two (while watching the entire season 2 of Downton Abbey!) I’m use to cooking for myself. That is actually how I discovered my passion for cooking. It is less intimidating to try a new … Continue reading
Middle Eastern Rice Festivities
Bonjour my friends, I received two awesome cookbooks for Christmas, one of them being Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. I love Middle Eastern cuisine: the spices, the flavors and the colors are so vibrant. As usual, I didn’t follow the recipe step by step, but I stayed pretty close to the original. The main … Continue reading
Bell Peppers Desert Sunset
Bonjour my Friends, It’s beginning of January, time for good resolutions! Good resolutions mean eating healthy (at least for most people I know). “Eating Healthy” (or should I say “Keep Eating Healthy”) is on my husband’s list of New Year’s resolutions. Consequently, “Keep Cooking Healthy” is on MY list of New Year’s resolutions :). … Continue reading
Croque-Monsieur de Maman
Bonjour my friends, Bonne Année à tous! Yes, 2013 is already here. I can’t believe it came so fast and like every other year, I’m gonna be writing 2012 instead of 2013 on checks till the month of March! One of my resolutions for this year is to continue posting one recipe a week on my … Continue reading