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February
2010
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1h
My mom sent me this recipe and what a great idea! The croissants were awesome, although it said on the recipe to use cottage cheese and I used grounded Gruyère instead. The only think I struggled with was the folding of the croissants so after a while I gave up and just made small pastries. It didn’t change the taste too much…
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)
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February
2010
Difficulty:
Preparation time: 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!
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February
2010
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Preparation time: 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…
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February
2010
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Preparation time: 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.
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January
2010
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Preparation time: 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!
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January
2010
Difficulty:
Preparation time: 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!
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January
2010
Difficulty:
Preparation time: 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!!
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January
2010
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Preparation time: 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!!
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November
2009
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Preparation time: 30min.
I made this pizza yesterday. The recipe is really easy and quick, then again it’s really easy to prepare a pizza, if you buy the pastry and tomato sauce already made !!!
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November
2009
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Preparation time: 15min.
Today’s recipe is based on ingredients you won’t find very often on this blog, because Bouchon really does not like seafood. Since I am a BIG fan, I have to give in sometimes, but usually I just enjoy some while eating out. This recipe, however, is a classic in our household, because I can make some Carbonara Tagliatelle for Bouchon while I cook some shrimps to accompany my own pasta!
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