You’ve seen it spooned on top of poached eggs or over asparagus. It looks like a very light colored melted cheese sauce, but what it really is, however, is the infamous hollandaise sauce! This sauce is one that is fairly intimidating because not only is it French, but how can anything taste so incredible be easy to make?
Continue reading...Sunday, June 6, 2010
Sometimes you just want soup, but during the heat of Summer you don’t have too many well known choices. Vichyssoise, is a French potato, leek and cream soup that is served cold, giving you something that is flavorful but won’t make you too hot during the summer!
Continue reading...Friday, April 9, 2010
Today we are getting to know more about Mardi of Eat. Live. Travel. Write. A full time French teacher to elementary school boys and a part-time PhD student in Toronto. Mardi lets us into her life by sharing her mission for the perfect Macaron, the pursuit of a school cooking club for the students she teaches, as well as recipes she loves and places she loves to visit!
Continue reading...Monday, April 5, 2010
Bright green and sweet, peas are another food that is inspired by the Spring season. Technically a fruit, this lovely little seed acts like a vegetable when we choose to incorporate it into our dishes. Lets find out more about this fabulous seed!
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The British are better at cooking than the French. Please don’t kill the messenger! This is according to a survey done by the French magazine Madame Le Figaro and the BBC’s food magazine Olive.
Continue reading...Friday, March 12, 2010
Bromography, meaning a book or writing dealing with food or a story, tale, narrative or description of food, is a word that has been out of fashion for sometime, but Elle of Bromography – Discoveries of a New York Foodie is bringing it back into fashion! Elle writes a food blog about her passion for [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
McDonald’s is at it again and this time instead of the McItaly, they’ve decided to go French with the macaron. The little French meringue sandwich type cookie has gotten so much good press that McDonald’s McCafes in France are now serving macarons.
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Julia Child is famous in the food world because of her cookbooks, television cooking shows and the fact that she introduced French cooking and French cooking techniques to Americans. She has become even more well known thanks to the Julie & Julia movie which was based in part on a portion of her life.
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Of all the cooking techniques out there, one of the most useful things that can be learned in the kitchen is how to sauté. This kitchen technique is used frequently with many recipes as well as when you want to get something cooked quickly and healthily. This method of cooking is a great way to keep more nutrients and flavor, not to mention more vibrant color.
Continue reading...Monday, February 15, 2010
Usually the Monday post features one key ingredient such as garlic or chocolate, but this week with Mardi Gras (Carnival) we will be discussing two dishes that have to do with Fat Tuesday in particular.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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