Joyeux Noel!

By On December 15, 2010 · 3 Comments

Just found a minute to escape from the Christmas preparations to wish you a happy and delicious Christmas with all your loved ones!

Got a little present for you… these lovely mini snowball shaped Moroccan almond cookies, that will be ready in under an hour. The recipe [...]

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Seasonal fish on the Christmas table

By On December 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Last minute Christmas special in between canceled flights: A perfect Christmas recipe for fush lovers… Marinated monk fish wrapped in prosciutto on a bed of red wine risotto.

Monkfish wrapped in prosciutto on a bed of red wine risotto

Bon appetit et Joyeux Noel!

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When the gourmande dreams of Charlotte…

By On December 13, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today’s Christmas special: a french style layer cake, a Charlotte with an airy chestnut mousse, a pear compote, poached pears, a touch of vanilla and a hint of smoked whisky…

Charlotte aux poires et marrons

Bon appetit!

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Le Yasmine or my secret thing for pastry

By On December 17, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today’s French pastry special: Le Yasmine…
An airy entremet made of tender almond meringue cake layers (biscuits Joconde) alternated with a delicate white chocolate and passion mousse and a refreshing raspberry mousse, topped with a deep red raspberry mirror layer and decorated with fresh raspberries.

Le Yasmine (2)
Pour Yasmine et papa, with love…

Bon appetit!

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Who's afraid of the Christmas turkey?

By On December 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Qua Christmas traditions, there’s more than enough to choose from in the family: French on my side, Dutch and British for my other half (my ‘dutchie’ is also half brit)…
Usually, I pick a bit of everything (well, with a lot from French, to be completely honest).
With the years, my Christmas eve dinners have turned [...]

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Who’s afraid of the Christmas turkey?

By On December 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Qua Christmas traditions, there’s more than enough to choose from in the family: French on my side, Dutch and British for my other half (my ‘dutchie’ is also half brit)…
Usually, I pick a bit of everything (well, with a lot from French, to be completely honest).
With the years, my Christmas eve dinners have turned [...]

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A time for soup

By On February 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Lately, I am craving for my bed, a lot of sleep and soup! Chicken soup, leek and curry soup, fennel soup, celeriac and spinach soup… I  just can’t get enough!

Not surprising you would say, with all those microbes and viruses running around lately: I am surrounded by running noses, low hoarse voices and feverish eyes… My dutchie [...]

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White christmas in a bowl of soup

By On January 6, 2008 · 2 Comments

Now that the christmas and new year festivities are over, I am craving for soup and lots of vegetables. (I am just back from a new year in Munich and a couple of days in Austria where bread and potato dumplings and spatzles are more frequent than greens as side dishes… which probably gives you an idea of the [...]

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Merry Christmas from Holland!

By On December 28, 2007 · 4 Comments

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones!


Sunset in Vondelpark

So far so good for my stressless Christmas… We do not know how to do without stress in the family! No worries, it ended up al well and we all had a great time and [...]

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Running late for Christmas?

By On December 21, 2007 · 1 Comment

Eid, Christmas and Hanoeka are coming close…

Are you all set? … I am not: the house is a mess, haven’t had one minut yet to think of my christmas dinner, still got to get the christmas tree, the presents… and my family will be at the door two days from now [...]

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