This Spanish Chorizo Soup with Chickpeas recipe is definitely a dish I make at the first sign of fall. You immediately understand how special this soup is with your very first spoonful! I discovered it several years ago after looking through some Jamie Oliver recipes. I can’t say it seemed appealing to me very much at…
Coquille St. Jacques
Coquille St. Jacques is a classic French dish and a true favorite at our home. Delicate scallops, shrimp and mushrooms in a rich gruyere and white wine sauce topped with breadcrumbs and broiled until golden and bubbling and…need I say more? Tout simplement DÉLICIEUX! In traditional Coquille Saint Jacques recipes only scallops are used and mashed potatoes are piped…
Meatball Tomato Soup with Pasta and Basil
Is there anything more comforting than a bowl of hot soup on a cold day? Well, this Meatball Tomato Soup with Pasta and Basil, filled with tender, moist, bite-sized sausage meatballs will keep you as warm as summer on the coldest day! I confess, I’m a meatball lover. I like them in every variation, but especially in…
Easy Cheesecake Brownies
This Easy Cheesecake Brownies recipe is just totally COCHON as we say in French. Imagine, a cheesecake AND a brownie at the same time? Really? It’s a dream come true! Just when you thought that brownies couldn’t get any better! A Classic Brownies recipe serves as base for this cake and is completely delicious on its own, so if…
Apple-Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon
One of my favorite things is going to the Farmer’s Market. I’m lucky to live near the Jean-Talon Market in Montreal, one of the oldest public markets in Montreal and one of the largest in North America. You won’t only find fruits and vegetable there, but also meat, fish, flowers, spices and baked goods. I go every week,…
Banana Bread: The Best
Banana Bread? Really? The Internet is full of banana bread recipes…can’t this 3rd post be about something more exciting than good old banana bread? Well, there are 2 good reasons: For one, I have a couple of old bananas lying around in the kitchen dying (literally!), and secondly, this really is the best banana bread recipe I have ever made. A…
Spanish Chickpea & Chorizo Soup
Now that the cold has finally settled in, all I dream about is soup! And this is definitely the first soup I make when the first signs of fall arrive. I can’t say enough about this soup, really. I made it for the first time a few years ago, after looking through some of Jamie…
