This Bundt cake won’t look like most fluffy, white poppy seed cakes due to the use of honey and whole wheat flour – instead, its luxuriously moist texture, and slight crunch of poppy seeds, is accompanied by a dark & golden hue. This is very similar to my recipe for walnut apricot Bundt cake, but…
Quiche with Crab-Meat
Fantastic pastry and a soft, tender eggy custard is what makes an exquisite quiche (tarte sale). A light quiche allows itself to be served as a first course, or in a larger portion, as a simple main. This quiche brings a rosy bisque-like quality with its handful of crab meat – lobster and shrimp can…
Fennel Gratin
Adapted from Naomi Pomeroy’s book “Taste and Technique”, this exquisite gratin combines Gruyère sauce, crunchy bread crumbs and braised fennel to create a delicious symphony of flavors. As expected of this fantastic book, this gratin is a tad more labor intensive than expected, but every component is key to making this beautiful dish. In this…
Chicken With Mushrooms & Vin Jaune
Ingredients ½ ounce morel mushrooms (dried) 3 ½ pounds chicken (cut into serving portions) Salt black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 14 tablespoons butter 1 onion (halve & slice thinly) 1 ½ cups vin jaune (if unavailable, replace with ¾ cup dry white & ¾ cup dry sherry) 8 ounces mixed mushrooms, sliced thinly (cremini,…
French Yogurt Cake With Lemon Marmalade
Traditionally served with a little sweetened crème fraiche, this cake easily lends itself to a variety of other toppings too. Sliced peaches or plums, or other fresh soft fruit, work as well as berries with a touch of sugar. Due to the cake’s plain and lightly tangy yoghurt flavor, it will happily pair with a…
Pistachio Biscotti with Rasin
I find a mix of almond flour and millet flour (or cornmeal) ideal for these biscotti. Irresistibly delicious. A slight bitter edge to the flavor can be achieved by soaking the raisins in amaretto before making the biscotti. As with my other whole grain biscotti, butter is used here which makes this cookie a little…
Pumpkin Pancakes
Brisk autumn mornings demand a cozy breakfast, and fluffy pumpkin pancakes will warm your heart & soul. Quick to stir together, these pancakes are packed with a pumpkin, and flavored with vanilla and cinnamon that give them their unique taste. Although the pumpkin and buttermilk make for a thick batter, they will still spread. Make…
Pancakes Poppy & Lemon
These pancakes find inspiration in the poppy & sunflower seed pancakes of Heidi Swanson’s. Although hers are served with a citrus marmalade, she suggests a savory type can be made, and served with a compound butter. I would suggest serving a savory variant with Greek yoghurt. These pancakes work fantastically whether dotted with raspberries, or…
Gruyère Puff
Resembling large eggy gougère, this puffy cheese-filled pancake is a delightfully surprising side dish to fish, or roasted meat. To create a simple, elegant first course or light lunch, this puff can also be paired with a green salad. Serve at its puffiest, fresh from the oven. Ingredients 3 large eggs ½ cup whole milk…
Bang Bang Turkey
In this recipe, Thanksgiving leftovers meet the East. A quickly assembled salad, this is no more than shredded turkey alongside a satay-esque sauce made of peanut butter, Chinese vinegar, chile bean, with some chopped cucumbers and shredded lettuce. Hard not to scoff down, and fabulously easy to make too! Ingredients For the Bang Bang sauce:…