Authentic French Recipes for Winter Cooking Classes
Cassoulet, Poulet Henri IV, duck confit, foie gras au torchon, something w/truffles, wine and armagnac, garlic soup, radish leaf soup, pork belly and lentilles- a petit salé, leek braised, savoury pastries- mushroom and leek tarte, duck breast with wine sauce, guinea hen in armagnac & rosemary sauce, lapin aux pruneaux, navarin d’Agneau, paupiette de veau, daube de boeuf a la gasconne, salmon with sauce orientale , poule verte, gratin de pommes de terre, purée soufflé,... Read More
Barbeque French Style- pork ribs & roast with fig sauce
When house guests arrive at the ‘Relais de Camont’, this cook takes a break! Rhoda, Caroline, Julie, Jim and the two Bob’s arrived for a two week holiday in Southwest France and being the smart cookie that I am, I let them do the cooking! However, not being a gambler at heart, I left a few hints around my French Kitchen: a map to the giant Sunday farmer’s market at Agen and a big jar of my special figgy bbq sauce. Remember that Big Fig tree? well this... Read More
A very happy Kris Moore acting as the kitchen bride… This is a portrait of the most tender head of organic lettuce I ever met! This green bridal bouquet is from Francoise at the Lavardac market, just harvested that morning and so fragile we carried it like a posy of exquisite flowers until we got back home. Barely washed and I gently cut the core into 4,then draped the tender greens on a bowl, drizzled a tablespoon of oil,a sprinkle of salt and just a mist of vinaigre... Read More
Mushroom shopping in France
my share for Bacon’s help… beforeand after. It’s not always this easy to shop local, but with ‘the Bacon’ helping a neighbor, I reap a breakfast bowl full of flat-capped peupliers. Saute in duck fat until slightly brown, crack two farm fresh eggs over the top, stir and enjoy. Some recipes are just this simple. Good food and a hot pan. Cooking in Southwest France. Read More
Eating Local-
Tied to the earth with inch-thick ropes my steel cocoon is a floating kitchen tethered to an old poplar tree stump. This week’s eating local tribute to the stump. Yeah! Mushrooms! Read More
