I love movies about cooking. From Ratatouille to The 100 Foot Journey, if they’ve made it, I’ve probably seen it. I love watching them prepare dishes, find themselves and eat. And the food always looks so good. Chef is a great movie. I watched the trailer ages ago, but then when the time came, the … Continue reading
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Something… So 90s
Did you ever hear the saying ‘The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’? Well, I guess it’s true in a way as few are the men who would say no to a woman cooking them dinner. So yeah, you can probably make him stay by filling his plate with steak. But there’s … Continue reading
Mediterranean Chicken With Rice/ Leftover stir fry
I cut out this recipe from a magazine a while back, and when I discovered 3 chicken breast fillets in my freezer, I thought ‘Why the Hell not?’ and decided to make it last night. The recipe called for red and yellow peppers, spinach and basil, but my fridge and my wallet weren’t being cooperative. … Continue reading
Making my first Quatre-quarts
If there’s one cake I remember most about childhood in France it’s Quatre-quarts (Pound cake it seems over here). It’s so cheap to buy that most people have it for children’s birthdays, or I used to eat it a lot when I went to centres aérés (recreation centres) as a kid. But even though I … Continue reading