I have bought some daikon (white radish) with a plan to make a Japanese daikon salad or pickles. Once julienned, the daikon reminded…
I know I have been repeating how much I hate excessively sweet desserts and this is true with everything apart from caramel. Hereby I admit…
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras (literally Fat Tuesday, in English called Shrove Tuesday), the last day of Carnival (or Shrovetide) in the Christian calendar. Shrove Tuesday…
As much as I dislike pairing sweet and sour flavours in savoury dishes, I have always found it irresistible in desserts and the French…
Last week, while preparing the Friday Far Breton post, my old recipe book reminded me I used to cook French much more often at the…
Far breton is one of my favourite and most frequently baked sweet dishes. It is light and low-fat, but filling, slightly sweet, but tangy, it…
“Take any number of eggs and weigh them. Then weigh the same amounts of butter, sugar and flour. Beat the egg whites, combine with the…
Today is Epihany, the Christian celebration of the day when three kings came to bring gifts to baby Jesus. Kings’ Pie (Galette des rois)…
I have fallen in love with edamame a couple of months ago. These bright green, kidney-shaped young soy beans are the healthiest and one of…
