08

February

2010

Zucchini Gratin

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Preparation time: clock 1h.

This zucchini gratin recipe contains bacon, but you can easily remove it if you prefer the vegetarian variant. It is pretty tasty - of course like everything with cheese - and quite easy. The only trick is to wrinkle the zucchinis, because after boiling them, they are full of water and will release it all while baking. So if you don’t want a zucchini soup for dinner, be careful with that and you should do great!

Zucchini Gratin

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07

February

2010

Gratin Dauphinois

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Preparation time: clock 1h30.

I think this recipe comes from the French Alps, since it’s the typical dish you would have with a cold weather and after a hard day, similar to Tartiflette and Raclette. The original Gratin Dauphinois is really simple, with only potatoes cooked in milk and cheese. It is also very common to add bacon or more cheese such as Camembert on it. However, this recipe is pretty consistent already on its own, so you wouldn’t want to add more fat if you were trying to control your diet…

Gratin Dauphinois

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06

February

2010

Apple & Cinnamon Pie

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Preparation time: clock 20min.

This was my first time preparing an apple pie ever, although I’ve seen my mom and many other people do it many times. I don’t know I usually think they taste a bit boring, but today I had a few apples to spare so I thought why not? To increase a bit the taste, I decided to add some apple compote and sugar, which is coincidently much easier than preparing the usual eggs and cream filling. The result was really tasty, bu the pie was a bit more wet than expected.

Apple & Cinnamon Pie

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26

January

2010

Chocolate Crepe

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Preparation time: clock 10min.

This chocolate crepe recipe is really easy to prepare. The only trick is in cooking the crepes, but it takes just one or two trials to master the technique. No matter how many times I tried, the first crepe is always useless (my mom always told me to throw the first out so it’s not just me…). Anyway the recipe described here is not only for sweet dessert crepes but also for salty “galettes“, as we call them in Brittany. You can fill them with whatever you like really, from ham and cheese, to strawberries and chocolate. If you prefer plain crepes, you can add sugar to the batter, and even a bit of Grand Marnier for the taste!

Chocolate Crepes

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25

January

2010

Thin Dark & White Chocolate Sheets

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Preparation time: clock 2h15min.

If you are tired of the same old dark chocolate, this recipe is ideal. It’s also really easy to prepare and you don’t need many ingredients. You just need a few spices… It’s actually not very elaborated either, it basically consists of making several chocolate sheets, with different forms, sizes and tastes. I especially like to add red hot chili pepper, but you can add anything you like. The anise one was really great too!

Thin Dark & White Chocolate Sheets

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23

January

2010

Breton Shortbread Chocolate Cookies

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Preparation time: clock 2h.

Those cookies were really awesome. I love the shortbread texture and they tasted good too. I guess if you are not used to it, they might seem a bit dry, but they are ideal to be served with tea or coffee. You can try to add more or less chocolate on the cookies too. I usually like to prepare a really intense chocolate icing, but it’s up to your taste. Let me know how you liked them!!

Breton Shortbread Chocolate Cookies

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21

January

2010

Kiwi Soup & White Chocolate Cream

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Preparation time: clock 15min.

Recently I have been trying to make more desserts because I realized that I only added a few up to now and since we love chocolate, it’s been my first choice. But then since they all seem a bit the same, I thought to try today a recipe with white chocolate for a change! It was pretty awesome, but you have to like kiwis!

Kiwi Soup & White Chocolate Cream

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20

January

2010

Artichoke & Blue Cheese Quiche

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Preparation time: clock 50min.

And another quiche! I thought it would be fun to try all the quiche recipes I could find. This one was supposed to be with gorgonzola cheese, but I didn’t have any so I thought let’s try with blue cheese instead. It was pretty good, a bit weird but definitely a keeper. I guess I’m gonna have to try it with gorgonzola another day anyway!!

Artichoke & Blue Cheese Quiche

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18

January

2010

Oven Baked Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary

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Preparation time: clock 2h15min.

This was my first time preparing roast chicken and it wasn’t hard at all, unlike what I expected. It’s quite plain and a bit dry but that’s the thing with grilled chicken, unless you really dip it in oil and we don’t really want that now do we!!

Oven Baked Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary

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18

January

2010

Hot Chocolate Fondant

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Preparation time: clock 45min.

This recipe of chocolate fondant is for 2 persons. You have to make them individuals and you’ll need muffins tins for that. Chocolate fondants are usually served hot, either on their own, either with custard or whipped cream. You can dust them with icing sugar or icing cocoa. What I like the most is to serve with them with ice cream because I love the hot/cold sensation!

Hot Chocolate Fondant

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