Asparagus can be a delicious seasonal vegetable, especially if prepared in the right way and with the right ingredients, in order to enhance its taste. Some of those right ingredient happens to be the egg and the mushroom, both of which are used in today’s preparation, a delicious and tasty dish. Prep time : 20 minutes…
Category: Dandy
Dandy
Homemade Soft Cookies with Dark Chocolate Chips and Crispy Peanut Butter
Let’s prepare some chocolate chips and crunchy peanut butter cookies! That will make for a perfect match of flavors, and a real treat which you’ll have a hard time resisting to. You can also easily control the entirety of the composition of your cookies by making the chocolate chips and peanut butter yourself, which I…
Homemade Peanut Butter
Famous american treat, peanut butter is a spread that goes well with sweet food. It is incidentally often eaten with a simple slice of white bread and some jam (that’s House of Cards’ Frank Underwoods favorite snack, for good reason). It seems like something that would be very difficult to make, but that’s simply not…
Let’s Be Seasonal : Month of May
In France, the month of may is known for two things. The first one is the many holidays we have, which allow us to take long week-ends, and as such give us time to wander around markets, cook and take long meals. The second is the arrival of a sunnier weather, and with it many…
Let’s Be Seasonal : Introduction
Globalisation, spread of glasshouses and use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides make us forget that each fruit and each vegetable is harvested at a specific time of the year, which can last from a few weeks to several months. It is conceivable to find a few vegetables during most of the year, especially…
Cress, Beet, Crottin Goat Cheese and Walnut Quiche
Plant with a strong and sulfurated taste – as in riche in notes of sulfide, mustard-like -, cress will go very well, fresh or fried, as a side to a piece of red meat. On the other hand, it will also be very good in a quiche, along with some more salty and sweet notes…
Sweet and Savoury Spicy Pumpkin and Abondance Cheese Pie
Fall has already well begun – it is actually soon over -, a perfect time to talk about a sweet vegetable that is an avoidable element of that period of the year: pumpkin. Preparation time : 15 minutes Baking time : 10 + 40 minutes Ingredients: For the crust: – a pre-made shortbread crust or –…
Salmon and Potatoe Gratin
A whole meal that is rich and – all things considered – easy to make. This delicious oven dish will delight taste buds of all ages. Let’s rush to the stove ! Preparation time: 10 minutes Baking time: – Precook of potatoes: 15 à 20 minutes – Precook of salmon: 10 minutes – Preparation of…
Home-made Béchamel Sauce
Used in many baked dishes, the béchamel sauce is a real treat, and is also very easy to make. With some steamed or boiled vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, …) and some grated cheese, it makes for some wonderful and tasteful gratins in a jiffy. Prep time : 2 minutes Cooking time : 15 à 20…
Fig-Cinnamon Almond Tart
After baking this dessert 3 times these past 2 weeks and getting a lot of requests, here is the recipe of my fig-cinnamon almond tart. It is a real treat, to be eaten lukewarm for a savorier experience. Preparation time: 10 minutes Baking time: 10 + 45 minutes Ingredients: For the crust: – a pre-made…
Mango and Mint Lassi
Lassi is an indian beverage which, through its ingredients, is particularly popular with spicy meals – full fat dairy products are great to stop the fire in your mouth when eating curry, unlike water. As a plus, Lassi is delicious in and of itself as a dessert. Prep time : 10 minutes Ingredients: – 1…
Pink Veal Liver and its Apples with Walnuts and Roquefort Sauce
This meal simply is one of my guilty pleasures. The sugar of the caramelized apples is exalted by the saltiness of the Roquefort in the sauce, its walnuts adding a woody and moldy taste which give that much more intensity. Let us not forget the veal liver, which melts in your mouth like butter, and…
