365 days of french cooking

Day 115

2013-02-12T22:08:00.000-08:00

Poulet grillé avec pommes de terre et carottes

Grilled chicken with potatoes and carrots

Beignets

Bonsoir!

Ce soir, (tonight) I grilled a chicken on my BBQ. Very easy and so good.
All you need is a whole chicken, cut it in a half (just one side) so it can lay flat on the grill. Add some herbs, I like sage, thyme, salt, black pepper then put it on your BBQ at 400F for an hour. It is so délicieux!

For dessert, my son made beignets. Merci mon amour!

What you'll need:

12 oz of flour

1 Tbsp of sugar

2 Tbsp of vanilla sugar

3 eggs

2 Tbsp of baking powder

2.5 oz of melted butter

2 Tbsp of Rhum

Powdered sugar

1. Pour flour in a mixing bowl.
2. Add all sugar
3. Add a pinch of salt and baking powder
4. Mix everything together

5. Add the eggs
6. then the butter
7. and the Rhum

8. Mix the ingredients together

Once you flattened the dough, you can cut it any shapes you want.

Bon appétit !

Jour 114

2012-09-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

Bonjour !

My husband is a good cook. I think he enjoys cooking and preparing a meal everyone is going to like. He made some barbecued pork chops the other night that were delicious.
But you see, we have a hard time in our famille with leftovers. It is kind of boring for the kids and nothing new. I think they are spoiled aren't they? :)
So I tried to make something new with something old. My children love mashed potatoes, with a french touch biensur (which is adding butter and cream). I decided to grind the leftover pork and made a kind of Hachis Parmentier, adding some mushrooms and onion creamy sauce.
They liked it! I love when meals are fun AND made with leftovers :)

Salade de Tomates

Tomato Salad

Hachis Parmentier

Mashed Potatoes and Pork Casserole

Flan

Bon appetit !

Day 113

2012-09-02T12:07:00.001-07:00

Bonjour!

Aujourd'hui (today) we have Tajine de Poulet et Clafoutis a la Peche.
When I came back in United-States, I went to my favorite cooking store (Sur La Table) and bought a Tajine dish. I think it was around $30. I also found some preserved lemons at the "Berkeley Bowl", a grocery store in Berkeley (for those living in the San Francisco Bay Area). You can make preserved lemons but it takes few months before they are ready. If you know other places, please feel free to add it in the comments. Enjoy!

MENU

Salade Verte

Green Salad

Tajine de Poulet et Couscous

Chicken Tajine with Couscous

Clafoutis a la Peche

Peach Clafoutis

What you'll need:

1 whole chicken
1 big onion
1 1/2 cup of water
Tajine spices
2 fresh figs
1/2 cup of dried apricots
1 big potato
Green olives
Salt and pepper

First, slice the onion and cook it in a pan with a tablespoon of grape seed oil for about 5 minutes. Then place it at the bottom of the tajine dish.
Slice the preserved lemons (there were two small one in this jar) and put it ontop of the onion.

Cut your chicken in pieces or you can also buy it precut. Brown le poulet in the same pan. And place it over the lemons.

Place the water and spices in the pan and cook it for 5 minutes then pour it over the chicken.

Add, the rest of the preserved lemons, the olives, the apricots, the figs (cut in quarters) and the potato (also cut in quarters). You can add more if you want. Salt and pepper.

Cover and bake in the oven for an hour and a half at 200C or 390F.

BON APPETIT!

Day 112

2012-08-09T17:38:00.001-07:00

Bonjour!

Here I am again but this time it is going to be a little bit different. Our schedules changed so I'm going to try to post as regurlarly as possible but for now I will give you one menu. Probably the Dinner one.

Also, I will add some extras on my Facebook page once in a while.

Voila last night dinner:

MENU

Soupe de Légumes

Vegetable Soup

Poulet et légumes grillés servi avec du riz

Grilled Chicken and Vegetables served with rice

Pommes au Four et Riz au Lait fait maison

Oven roasted Apples and Homemade Rice Pudding

For the soup I used 1 leek, 1 broccoli head, 2 medium carrots, 1 zucchini, 1 large onion (with 3 cloves). Slice and peel the vegetables, cover with water and cook until tender. Remove the cloves from the onion them mix everything together. Add salt and pepper (depending on your taste).

I added about a tablespoon of heavy cream but you don't have too.

For the Pommes au four you will find the recipe here. The difference with my mom is that I added fresh blueberries inside the apples. You can also make a caramel with the water at the bottom of the pan and pour it over your apple when you are ready to serve it. Oh and wild blueberry jam is also perfect :)

Bon Appetit !

Bonjour !

2012-06-05T18:48:00.001-07:00

Bonjour a tous ! Hello everyone!

I'm sorry, I haven't been posting because big changes happened in our life.

We are back in United States now and we are still trying to settle down. A lot of things need to be done, but I promise I will be back soon and posting my french cooking.

It is going to be very interesting for me :)

A bientot ! See you soon!

Nathalie

Day 111

2012-05-09T07:06:00.004-07:00

Déjeuner

Sandwich au tournoi de Foot de mon fils

Sandwich at my son's soccer tournement

Frites

French Fries

Dînner

Salade Verte

Green Salad

Restes

Leftovers

Crêpes

Bonjour!
My son had a soccer tournament all day so we had sandwiches with fries. Not really the best but hey, at least it is on a good fresh baguette ;)
Here are some pictures I took on a walk around the town I live in.

A bientôt!

Day 110

2012-05-08T10:21:00.001-07:00

Déjeuner

Betterave Rouge

Beets

Pâtes au Fromage

Pastas with Cheese

Yahourt

Yogurt

Café

Dîner

Pizzeria

Day 109

2012-05-08T10:17:00.005-07:00

Déjeuner

Poulet Roti

Roasted Chicken

Pommes Dauphines

Potatoes

Fromage

Cheese

Yahourt

Yogurt

Dîner

Salade Verte

Green Salad

Deux Oeufs au Plat

Eggs Sunny Side Up

Fromage Blanc

Pommes Dauphine - Mashed Potatoes balls

Bon Appétit !

Day 108

2012-05-08T10:09:00.005-07:00

Déjeuner

Jambon Macédoine

Fromage

Cheese

Yahourt

Yogurt

Café

Dîner

Pâtes sauce Tomate

Pasta with Tomato Sauce

Steak Haché

Ground Beef

Bonjour!

My mom used to make Jambon Macédoine when I was little. It is a slice of ham stuffed and rolled with vegetables. They are mixed with mayonnaise ahead of time. Very yummy and fresh.

Bon appétit !

Day 107

2012-05-04T10:59:00.002-07:00

Déjeuner

Feuilleté à la Viande

Pomme

Apples

Café

Dîner

Chipolatas et Chips

Chips and Chipolatas

Salade

Salad

Fruits

Bon Appétit !

Day 106

2012-05-04T09:26:00.003-07:00

Déjeuner

Salade Verte

Green Salad

Carrottes Rapées

Shredded Carrots

Fromage

Cheese

Café

Dîner

Filet Mignon de Porc

Pork Tenderloin

Ratatouille

Yahourt

Yogurt

Bon Appétit Everyone!

Day 105

2012-05-04T09:25:00.001-07:00

Déjeuner

Purée - Jambon

Mashed Potatoes with Ham

Yahourt

Yogurt

Café

Dîner

Filet de Dinde farcis

Stuffed Turkey Breast

Asperges Vertes

Green Asparagus

Petit Pot de Crème

I stuffed it with onions, tomatoes and cheese

Bon Appétit!

Day 104

2012-05-01T12:54:00.002-07:00

Déjeuner

Sandwich Jambon Blanc - Beurre

Sandwich Thon Mayonnaise

Café

Dîner

Riz avec Champignon et Poivron Rouge
Rice with Mushroom and Red Bell Pepper

Yahourt

Yogurt

Red bell pepper with lardons

Mushrooms, garlic, salt, pepper,

Bon appétit!

Day 103

2012-05-01T12:34:00.002-07:00

Déjeuner

Lentilles Vertes et Saucisse de Toulouse

Green Lentils with Sausage

Dessert

Café

Dîner

Pizza

Day 102

2012-04-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

Déjeuner

Restes

Leftovers

Yahourt

Yogurt

Café

Dîner

Filet de Sole à la Tomate et Basilic

Sole Filet with Tomatoes and Basil

Tiramisu à la Fraise

Strawberry Tiramisu

Slices of potatoes, with sole filet and Tomato-Basil sauce.

For the sauce, I used a tablespoon of grapeseed oil, 3 small tomatoes (diced), 2 garlic cloves (chopped), half a teaspoon of dried basil, a tablespoon of white wine and a pinch of sour cream. Biensur, you add salt and pepper the way you like it.

Heat the oil, pour the diced tomatoes and garlic. Let it cook for a minute then add the basil, the wine and sour cream. Stir everything together and cook for another 5 minutes. C'est prêt ! (It's ready!)

Bon appétit!

Day 101

2012-04-29T06:50:00.003-07:00

Déjeuner

Carottes Rapées

Shredded Carrots

Jambon Blanc

Ham

Fromage

Cheese

Café

Dîner

Croques-Monsieur

Broiled Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Salade Verte

Green Salad

Yahourt

Yogurt

Bonjour,

Today I have no pictures of our meal to add but instead, I wanted to share some pictures of one of the bakery in town. Like I said before, we have two boulangerie - patisserie. We go to both since the tow have wonderful breads and pastries. I went to Le Fournil Cordais first. So here it is:

The first window on the right always has flour on the window :)

Fouace (cake)

Day 100!

2012-04-27T12:08:00.002-07:00

Déjeuner

Soupe de Légumes

Vegetable Soup

Plateau de Fromages

Cheese platter

Gâteau au Chocolat de Mamie

Grand-ma's Chocolate Cake

Café

Dîner

Cuisses de Grenouilles

Frog Legs

Frites

French Fries

Bonjour,
I started this blog 100 days ago and I wanted to cook something a little bit different to celebrate :) Oui, frog legs! It is very easy to cook and it tastes like something between fish and chicken. If you haven't tried it yet, you should. Bon appétit!

Put butter in a pan and heat until hot. Add the frog legs and cook for 5 minutes on each sides. Add garlic, salt and parsley.

Day 99

2012-04-27T09:42:00.003-07:00

Déjeuner

Haricot Blancs et Saucisse

White Beans and Sausage

Yahourt

Yogurt

Café

Dîner

Escalopes de Dinde Panées

Breaded Turkey Breast

Légumes au Four

Roasted Vegetables

Salade

Salad

Fromage

Cheese

Potatoes, carrots, eggplants, bell pepper, basil, parsley

Bon appétit!

Day 98

2012-04-26T09:12:00.002-07:00

Déjeuner

Sandwich (avec Pain de Campagne) au paté

Sandwich Paté

Café

Dîner

Reste de Hachis Parmentier

Leftover Hachis Parmentier

Fromage

Cheese

Bon appétit!

Day 97

2012-04-26T09:02:00.000-07:00

Déjeuner

Crêpe fourrée au Jambon et au Fromage
Stuffed Crêpe with Ham and Cheese

Salade Verte
Green Salad

Café

Dîner

Hachis Parmentier de Canard

Duck Confit

Salade Verte

Green salad

Fromage

Cheese

Petit Pot de Crème à la Vanille

Vanilla Custard

Hachis Parmentier de Canard

4 duck confit legs
8 medium Potatoes
1 onion
1 1/2 cup of milk
2 tablespoon of sour cream
2 tablespoon of butter
Salt
Pepper

1. Take the meat off the bones and shred it.

2. Chop the onion finely.

3. Boil the potatoes until they are cooked. Mash them, add the milk, sour cream, butter and mix it all together. Salt and pepper to your convenience.

4. While the potatoes are cooking, pour 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes (I used the fat from the duck instead of the oil but you don't have to).

5. Add the duck to the onions and stir for a minute. Remove from heat.

6. Cover the bottom of an oven proof dish with half of the mashed potatoes.

7. Cover the potatoes with the duck mixture.

8. Cover the duck with the rest of the potatoes.

9. Sprinkle bread crumbs over it and broil it for 15 minutes or until golden.

Shredded duck.

Onion cooking in the duck fat.


Et voilà!

Bon appétit!

Day 96

2012-04-23T14:23:00.002-07:00

Déjeuner

Salade de Tomate, Tortellini et Oeufs

Tomato, Tortellini and eggs salad

Café

Dîner

Lotte à l'Americaine
Monk fish in tomato and shallots sauce

Glace à la Cerise et Vanille
Cherry and Vanilla Ice-Cream

Bonjour!

Tonight we had monk fish in a tomato and shallot sauce with cayenne pepper. It is a delicious way of cooking this fish. Here are few pictures. Have a great day everyone!

Butter, shallots, white wine, monk fish and tomato sauce.

Bon appétit !

Day 95

2012-04-23T08:44:00.000-07:00

Déjeuner

Salade Verte
Green salad

Taboulé

Yahourt
Yogurt

Café

Dîner

Poivron Farci

Stuffed Red Bell Pepper

Yahourt

Yogurt

You'll need couple bell peppers, Rondelé cheese, onion, butter, ham and bread crumbs

You can also use the stuffing as a dipping sauce. Just once you're done mixing the ingredient let it cool down and put it in the fridge until your ready to eat as an appetizer with some chips.

Bon appétit everyone!

Day 94

2012-04-23T08:23:00.001-07:00

Déjeuner

Salade de riz, tomates et Cornichons

Rice Salad with Tomatoes and Pickles

Fromage

Cheese

Café

Dîner

Chinois

Chinese Food

Day 93

2012-04-20T13:52:00.001-07:00

Déjeuner - Lunch

Restes

Leftovers

Café

Dîner - Dinner

Savarin de Macaroni à la Sauce Tomate

Semoule au Chocolat

Bonjour!

Le savarin de macaroni à la sauce tomate is a dish I remember my mom cooking when I was a little girl. For me, it is comfort food and it is easy to make.

2 cups of fresh mushrooms

Cook the mushrooms in a tablespoon of oil

Boil 1 liter of milk then add 14 ounces of macaroni pasta. Turn off the heat and cover.

Stir once in a while until pastas are cooked

Use a 6 ounce can of tomato sauce add chopped garlic and a tablespoon of flour. Let it thicken on low heat.

Meanwhile add two handful of Swiss cheese to pasta. Mix it all together.

Butter a savarin dish and add the pastas

Cook it for 30 minutes in a "bain marie" on low

Remove it

Et voilà!

Add the mushrooms to the tomato sauce and pour it in the middle

A big thank you to my mother for making this dish today. Yum!

BON APPETIT !

Day 92

2012-04-19T13:10:00.001-07:00

Déjeuner - Lunch

Poulet Sauté aux Ognions

Sauteed Chicken with Onions

Haricots Verts

Green Beans

Salade Verte

Green Salad

Café

Dîner - Dinner

Soupe
Soup

Riz avec Broccoli, Oeufs et Jambon
Rice mixed with Broccoli, Ham and Eggs

Fromage
Cheese

Chicken cooked in onions and parsley with green beans

I cooked some rice and broccoli in my rice cooker/steamer then added crumbled eggs and ham.

My kids like it with some Yakitori sauce on it. :)


Some Cantal cheese we brought back from Corrèze and my children's hand trying to get a piece.

Have a great day and bon appétit!