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Gateau aux noix avec fraises
The blush of red, the burst of sweetness: with strawberries in season, it’s tempting to make them part of every dessert. And why not? They add that little je-ne-sais-quoi to whatever you may be serving, for example a simple but … Continue reading
Asperges à la sauce hollandaise
Let me tell you about the time I had lunch with Roman Polanski. It was many years ago, shortly before the Cannes Film Festival, and I was working for The Hollywood Reporter. He agreed to an interview and we met … Continue reading
Suprêmes de pintade au miel et au thym
The guinea fowl is a pretty bird, known as pintade in French because of its polka-dot plumage, which looks like it could have been painted by a pointillist like Seurat (pintade deriving from the Portuguese pintado, meaning painted). The guinea … Continue reading
Posted in 6. Poultry
Tagged chicken, duck, guinea fowl, honey, miel, pintade, recipe, thym, thyme
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Petits pois à la française
Went down to the country this weekend and planted some peas. It’s finally warm enough. If I’m lucky they’ll be ready by July. Thankfully the Paris markets are already bursting with fresh peas — flown up from Morocco or Spain. … Continue reading
Posted in 8. Vegetables
Tagged bacon, basil, peas, petits pois a la francaise, recipe, spring onions
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Fraises et framboises à la crème
At last it’s strawberry season! The Paris markets are overflowing with red ripe berries. First came the large and rather flavorless strawberries trucked up from Spain, and now the homegrown gariguettes, a highly prized French variety that’s bursting with sweet … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts
Tagged basil, basilic, cream, creme, fraises, framboises, raspberries, recipe, strawberries, sugar
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Turbot au four au beurre blanc
Friends were stopping by en route home to England. A birthday lunch was called for. And the guest of honor, having seen the fish on display at my local market, made a special request: Could we please have turbot for … Continue reading
Posted in 5. Fish and Shellfish
Tagged beurre blanc, flounder, French butter sauce, recipe, turbot
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Quiche au saumon fumé
At cooking class the other day, the students wanted to make quiche. Fine. But which kind to propose? Quiche lorraine with cream and bacon felt too heavy for spring, never mind that it’s still raining in Paris. Ditto flamiche, the … Continue reading
Posted in 4. Omelets, Soufflés, Quiche
Tagged brunch, lunch, quiche, recipe, saumon fumé, smoked salmon, spinach
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Genoise au citron et pavot
April in Paris… Snowflakes and gray skies… Nary a blossom is to be seen… Given the situation, the only solution the other day was to make a beautiful cake. It was Easter Sunday and I’d been invited to dinner. The … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts
Tagged cake decoration, genoise au citron et pavot, lemon-poppyseed cake, recipe
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Soupe aux artichauts safranée
I grow artichokes in my garden in Burgundy. This spring I’ll have to start over because a wild boar trampled my two artichoke plants last autumn. Which means I’ll be lucky if I get a single artichoke by September. Happily … Continue reading
Posted in 2. Soups
Tagged artichoke soup, recette, recipe, saffron, safran, soupe aux artichauts
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Gigot d’agneau à la marocaine
Just in time for Easter, here’s a recipe with a twist — a leg of lamb coated in spices that infuse the meat with a seductive Moroccan flavor. Add a little couscous on the side, and you will have an … Continue reading
Posted in 7. Meat Dishes
Tagged gigot d'agneau, marocain, moroccan, recipe, roast leg of lamb, spicy leg of lamb
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