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.
Bon appetit et Joyeux Noel!
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…
Bon appetit!
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.

Pour Yasmine et papa, with love…
Bon appetit!
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 [...]
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 [...]
Brioche is one of the things I miss from France. When you live abroad, there’s always things you miss about mom and dad’s home, the place where you grew up, the place where you lived and made your life for sometime or even for just a couple of months. Being a nostalgic and food addict at heart, I’ve [...]
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 [...]
Welcome in my new kitchen,
Hope you'll like it!Bon appetit!
La gourmande.
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