Although I am not one to choose favorites, if I had to choose a perfect meat it would be duck. It’s the perfect combination of red meat and poultry, incredibly savory but tender at the same time. Of course, not … Continue reading
One of the unexpected (but retrospectively obvious) consequences of food blogging is that you become hyper-aware of your cooking habits. I never thought that I made that much Italian food, but my archives to date would beg to differ. It … Continue reading
Crème fraîche is one of the staples of my cooking. It’s name literally translates to cold cream, but it’s more accurately just a cultured cream (which doesn’t sound as nice as crème fraîche, so I’m going to stick to calling … Continue reading
With the internet around, it’s very easy to get caught up with the idea of perfection. If Pinterest is anything to go by, it’s expected to have a wide repertoire of cuisine, from all over the world, but made with … Continue reading
I am not much of a baker at all. For one thing, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth (unless we’re talking about highly processed Haribo sweeties, but that’s another matter), so if I’m going to be spending time … Continue reading
Inevitably, as my moving date approaches, my mind turns to things I’ll miss in Paris. But even worse, I’ve also started thinking about what is available here that I haven’t taken advantage of. Chief amongst these things is the market. … Continue reading
I’m not really one for New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I don’t even like to-do lists. I only ever write them when I’ve aleady finished most of the things I needed to do, just so I can cross them off. … Continue reading
This is a recipe I promised someone that I’d write up probably about a year ago. A promise I renewed multiple times in the intervening year, and subsequently broke multiple times. Well today it is that someone’s birthday, and so … Continue reading
I know that the title of this post is a pretty big claim, but I have the guns to back it up. It probably won’t surprise you, given that I have food blog, that I’m the primary cook in my … Continue reading
While I was on holiday, I found myself mounting an impassioned defense of couscous over (some of the numerous) glasses of wine we consumed. I was taught this particular method of cooking it by a lovely housemate during a particularly … Continue reading
Buttered Side Down 