Tag Archives: Tarts
Greek Spinach Leek Pie
My friend Lucy said to me ” being a vegetarian shouldn’t be a side dish“. More often than not she is confronted with restaurants lacking luster and creativity when it comes to vegetarian food. Glorified side dishes of pasta, risotto, … Continue reading
TARTE TATIN
Tarte Tatin: An upside-down French apple tart made with delicious caramel & golden pastry Continue reading
CHOCOLATE TART
CHOCOLATE TART : a great chocolate recipe Valentine’s Day – whether you are a fan or not, it is always a good excuse to make something sweet. And what could be better than chocolate. This is an ideal desert as … Continue reading
LEEK & BACON TART (FLAMMEKUECHE)
LEEK & BACON TART – FLAMMEKUECHE When I told Olivier I was gong to post this recipe for leek and bacon tart he said, ‘oh the Flammekueche‘…. ‘Oh the what ??? ‘ Cheeky man throwing out fancy words. But he … Continue reading
PEACH & GINGER FLOGNARD (Clafouti) Recipe
‘Same Same, But Different’.….This was the slogan written on the shirts my brother brought back from South-East Asia for Olivier’s stag party. Odd that this phrase should pop into my head when cooking but it really does answer the … Continue reading
TOMATO & AUBERGINE SUMMER TART
This summer has been busier than normal with all the wedding planning. However, as part of the festivities, my girlfriends got together to organise a surprise hen-weekend (bachelorette) & to my delight, they booked an afternoon cooking course at Scook, the new … Continue reading
PLUM AND CINNAMON TARTLETS
{TARTELETTES AUX PRUNEAUX ET CANNELLE} I know I know, I promised more savoury & less sweetie recepes - but little purple plums are TAKING OVER MY KITCHEN!!! Everywhere I look there is a bowl, box or plate of them. Why you might ask … Continue reading
SPINACH QUICHE WITH MUSTARD CREAM
{QUICHE A LA MOUTARD ET EPINARDS} The word ‘quiche‘ comes from the German word ‘Küchen’ meaning cake and started as an open pie made with bread dough and an egg, cream and bacon filling (the cheese came later!) It originated in the medieval German kingdom of … Continue reading
