January february are traditionally the quiet months here on coeur de sel. There are several reasons for this, first off, after all this christmas cooking it’s time to take it easy, I’m usually a bit fed up with cooking I have to admit and I’m…
Please excuse this crapy picture but this dish took us by surprise. It was one of these sunday evening fridge leftover dishes that turned out to be a star. Very unexpected flavors for a casserole but totally delicious. You’ll need: some baby patatoes some fennel…
I was in Paris in January – job wise. I like Paris but I’m really not lucky when it comes to restaurants. I usually work late and don’t have time ( and am to tired ) to go to one of the “must go” restaurants…
We finally found time to cook again my son and me. It’s been a long time and we both missed it. But since he is going to kindergarten everything got a bit more complicated. Inspiration came as usually from the brilliant ” je sais cuisiner…
Now here comes a very secretrecipe 😉 Already when I was a child I loved to cook and bake and I had a very sweet tooth ! Ok maybe I still have . One of the very popular christmas presents I used to make for…
I did a bit of renovation in our ( rented ) apartment ( hope our landlord doesn’t kick us out soon ). I did the tiling myself – gave me a tremendous muscle ache but I’m very happy with it, even though I have to…
I’m finally old enough to see it all coming, the days around xmas and new year were once again filled with dinner parties plenty of delicious food and as always a bit too much red wine. But this year I planned ahead ! While some…
My favorite new christmas “cookie” are these honey stars. They look nice, are just delicious and easy to make. All you need is a bit of patience. You’ll need: 500gr honey 3 egg yolks 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp ground…
I love the time around christmas. For a short while it’s seems there is no other task but cooking, eating , drinking and be together with friends. We cooked several christmas dinners this year, for family and friends ( luckily we’ve also been treated with…
Fast and delicious. This was one course of our christmas eve dinner. You’ll need: Black noodles Crab meat preferably nice big claws 1 lemon 1 dl Pernod 1.5 dl double cream Salt and pepper Greens to decorate Bring salt water to boil. Add the black…
