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Dorade au four au pistou
The first question: What exactly is this fish? Dorade, sometimes written daurade in French, has many appelations in English, among them porgy and bream. From a cook’s point of view, it doesn’t much matter – as this recipe works well … Continue reading
Salade verte à la française
I’ve been wanting to post this recipe for ages but put it off, daunted by what I expect could be the reaction of many. What’s so special about green salad, I hear you saying. Ah yes, mes amis, but this … Continue reading
Salade d’épinards aux fraises et pignons de pin
This is a salad I dreamt up the other day after meeting two cool French guys in a Paris café. It combines baby spinach, red onion, pine nuts and strawberries, dressed with a balsamic vinaigrette, for a light starter with … Continue reading
Posted in 3. Salads
Tagged balsamic, fraises, pignons de pin, pine nuts, recette, recipe, salade d'epinards, spinach salad, strawberries, vegan
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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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