Food recipes

The “macaronade” is a traditional dish from Sète made from macaroni and meat. A local restaurant, la guinguette chez Fady, created a seafood version which is by far my favourite mediterranean dish. It gathers all the main food specialties from Sète: stuffed squid and mussels and cuttlefish in rouille sauce (aïoli & saffron based sauce). …

I have had this recipe in the corner of my mind for a long time. It is a typical dish from the Languedoc, from the “Hérault” area more specifically, near Montpellier. “Escoubilles” in the local dialect means “trash”. In my childhood my brother and I used to hang around the “escabouilles” in Vendémian, before there …

Cocotte Bread So called "Cocotte Bread" is THE quarantine star recipe. So I tried it! And I have to say that it actually works. I used to make lots of bread 10 years ago when I lived in the UK and I would have loved to have that recipe. Baking the bread in a cocotte …

[:en] Spicy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds 30 g Pumpkin seeds 1 teaspoon ground Paprika 1 teaspoon Curry powder 1 teaspoon Olive Oil 1 teaspoon Soy sauce Wash the seeds (release any squash bits that might still be left). Set aside and let dry for a few hours. Preheat the oven (180°C). Add the seasonings and olive …

Butternut Squash & Shrimp Coconut Milk Risotto 30 g Parmesan Cheese 80 g Onion 300 g Butternut Squash, cut into small cubes 150 g Risotto rice 20 g Olive Oil 500 g Water 1 Beef Stock cube 20 g Coconut Milk Grate the parmesan cheese or place in your thermomix, 10 sec/speed 10. Set aside. …

Shrimp, Carrots & Leeks Curry 350 g Leeks, cut into thin slices 400 g Carrots, cut into thin slices 140 g Onion, diced 1 Garlic clove, diced 10 g Fresh Ginger, diced 2 tablespoons Ground Curry 1 tablespoon Ground Curcuma 200 g Coconut Milk 1 teaspoon Tomato paste 10 g Soy Sauce 300 g peeled …

Apple & Rosemary Focaccia 1 Onion 20 g Olive Oil 1 Apple 1 branch fresh rosemary 140 g Water 1 teaspoon Caster Sugar 12 g Fresh Yeast 250 g Flour Place the onion in your thermomix, mix 3 sec / speed 5. Add 10g olive oil, the apple cut into small pieces, rosemary, season to …

Pear & Tonka Bean light mousse 2 pears 120 g "petits suisses" or mascarpone cheese 1 eggwhite 1 g agar-agar powder Tonka Bean Cut the pears into small pieces, add the agar agar powder, cook in a saucepan for 5 minutes. Turn into a smooth compote. Add some grated tonka bean. Add the "petits suisses" …

Mushroom, hazelnuts and Roquefort cheese Tart A savoury tart recipe that changes from the classic "quivhe "lorraine". 125 g Wholemeal Flour 0.5 dl Hazelnut Oil 0.5 dl Water 1 Shallot 250 Mushrooms 40 g Hazelnuts 50 g Roquefort Cheese 1.5 dl Whipping Cream 1 Egg Preheat the oven (180°C). Mushroom mixture Fry the diced shallots …

Lemon meringue christmas log A christmas adaptation of the famous lemon meringue pie. 200 g caster sugar 4 eggs 50 g butter 100 g lemon juice 40 g limoncello 20 cl liquid cream 2 gelatine sheets 5 g vanilla extract 35 g flour 15 g maize flour 60 g water 2 eggwhites Biscuit Preheat the …

Pear, caramel and orange zest Christmas log A quite easy Christmas log recipe, with plenty of fruit. 25 g walnuts 20 g almonds 20 g wheat flour 60 g icing sugar 2 eggs 150 g milk 1,5 gelatine sheets 120 g caster sugar 200 g pears in syrup 40 g honey 260 g mascarpone Some …

Cauliflower egg nests for kids A fun, healthy and easy recipe for kids that you can adapt with any kind of winter vegetable (butternut, celeriac, carrots, etc.). 600 Gg Cauliflower 300 g Potatoes 250 g Milk 60 g Grated Cheese 6 Eggs Nutmeg, Salt & Pepper Cut the potatoes and cauliflower into large pieces. Place …