Farm chicken with asparagus, chervil and lemon

Asparagus… Bite the seasons*!

By On May 14, 2013 · 2 Comments

They are here at last. Asparagus. Green and white. Purple too.
Perfect with a happy chicken and a bunch of chervil. [recipe inside]

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Chicken Teriyaki with love

By On February 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

At home, I am the sweet tooth. Dutchie’s sweet spot is meat, and above all: chicken.
Chicken Teryaki is like the Tarte Tatin to our chicken… Something between me and him. Our ultimate homemade romantic dinner for two. Quick and easy.
Chicken Teriyaki
[recipe inside]

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New year’s detox: ‘A fowl in the pot’

By On January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

La poule au pot… One of the ultimate feel-good/comfort/healing foods in French households. A [huge] pot, a chicken [a hen originally], veggies and more veggies, water and not much more. [yes, chicken soup if you insist]

As a ‘true Francaise’ , I believe it to be a remedy against the cold, the flu, the [...]

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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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My kitchen goes skiing!

By On March 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The kitchen will be closed for the coming 10 days… It’s time for well deserved holidays.
Ok almost closed: it seems I’m the designated cook for the trip.
In the mean time here’s something to spice up your week a little!

See u soon!

Chicken and prawns red thai [...]

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Where's the meat?

By On October 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Lately, one of my carnivore relatives who had just discovered my blog made the remark that there was something essential missing on this blog: MEAT! I didn’t believe her until I went through my archives… Since I started this blog, I hardly published a couple of meat recipes. I was schoked, I had to rectify [...]

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Where’s the meat?

By On October 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Lately, one of my carnivore relatives who had just discovered my blog made the remark that there was something essential missing on this blog: MEAT! I didn’t believe her until I went through my archives… Since I started this blog, I hardly published a couple of meat recipes. I was schoked, I had to rectify [...]

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Saturday night fever…

By On April 9, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday afternoon, I left my man at home while I went ahead for a crazy shopping afternoon.
To compensate for my late return (long after all the shops had closed), I brought back a few delicacies for a romantic diner a deux. In my shopping basket were among others some guinea fowl and [...]

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