Classic Duck Legs
This one comes courtesy of the Lidl French Specials week and is inspired by my recent trip to the Basque Country. I bought two Barbary Duck Legs. Each leg...
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Pain Perdu
Well, it’s the 1st of June and a bank holiday Monday here in Ireland. There is a level Orange wind and rain alert, I miss my mum and I’m...
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The Weekly Soup – French Onion Soup
This is the classic of all classics. It is commonly served late at night in France. It’s the last hand of frienship and hospitality you extend to people before...
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Charlotte Au Chocolat
This is truly an old classic. This was my mum go to cake. Charlotte au chocolat with creme anglaise. And she was right. It’s a winner winner chicken dinner....
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Crème Anglaise
I made a chocolate Charlotte for Christmas this year and you can’t have Charlotte without crème anglaise. Not that you should need an excuse for it. It’s delicious and works...
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So I got myself a new job and I am VERY relieved. As in giddy, happy, elated kind of relieved. It’s been 5 months and some of it has...
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Another traditional French dish. It’s as cheap as chips and truly delicious. Yesterday I went around Meath St and got some great bargains from the butchers. €1 for a...
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The ultimate comfort food when it’s miserable outside. My granny used to make this for me as a treat on Wednesday afternoons. It’s a simple chicory and ham gratin....
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You call it White Sauce or Roux. I call it Béchamel and I love it. It’s the basis of so many delicious dishes (lasagnes, gratins…) Here’s a quick how to....
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