Pissaladiere is a traditional recipe from the South of France, sold in many bakeries as a starter or snack. It is a pizza base topped by Mediterranean caramelized onions, anchovies and olives. The name comes from Latin and means salty fish, the anchovies are definitely the main ingredients. The anchovies filets are arranged over the Pissaladiere to…
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A Captivating Vegetable Romanesco Recipe
The complexity and beauty of this vegetable are so intriguing, I had to come up with a Romanesco recipe that preserves and enhances its captivating fractal design. This vegetable is a cross between broccoli and cauliflowers. Not only it is beautiful to watch but it is also delicious to eat. It has a sweet nutty…
Brioche Sausage Rolls Recipe
Usually, sausage rolls recipe call for puff pastry, while this recipe uses homemade brioche dough. The sweet dough nicely contrasts the saltiness of the sausages and a spicy mustard adds a little kick to each bite. They are perfect for a Picnic, a buffet and children’s party. You can serve them with a regular tomato…
A List Of Pizza Toppings With Fresh Vegetables
I created this list of pizza toppings to celebrate Mediterranean vegetables, using for each pizza a typical regional cheese to enhances each produce and its flavour. To make pizza I use the traditional Italian Pizza dough recipe. Pizza is a fun dish to write about, originated from Naples, it has traveled the world with the Italian…
Swiss Roll Sponge Recipe
The Swiss roll sponge recipe is a cake made with whisked eggs. It has a light texture, and it is used as the base for layered cakes or filled rolls. It requires a little bit of work, but its softness perfectly combines with a cream filling. Here I am using the buttercream version from the…
Cooking for Huey Dewey and Louie
We all grew up watching American cartoons, and every time there was a celebration Donald Duck would cook muffins, pancakes, and brownies for his nephews, Huey Dewey and Louie. Manuale di Nonna Papera They were everybody’s favourites and were always devoured with avidity and joy by all cartoons: Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Duffy Duck, Bugs Bunny….Walt…
Toasted Butter Wild Berry Muffins
Those toasted butter wild berry muffins are moist inside with a crunchy crust, and have a nice toasted butter taste sharpened by the fruits’ acidity. Toasted Butter (in french called beurre noisette) To toast the butter you need to clarify it first, which mean spooning away all the white components of the melted butter. They are…
Preparing Amuse Bouche for 100 Guests
Amuse Bouche, literately translating as pleasing the palate, are one-bite size finger food usually served in French restaurant before the meal. A practical way to reduce waste at parties. Saturday the 14th of January, I was commissioned by Mr Joseph le Chapelain, Mayor of Saint Paul de Vence, to provide canapés for 100 guests, for…
Step by Step Homemade Floating Island Dessert
Meaning the floating island dessert, it is a foaming meringue floating in a crème anglaise (custard) and sprinkled with caramel and pralines. All photos by Paul Oatway Ile Flottante is one of my favourite French desserts, the first French dessert I discovered in Paris. I decided to master this recipe when my son Francesco told…
Mini Meringue Recipe
I have a secret mini meringue recipe to make meringues thick and crunchy that doesn’t stick to your teeth: “I add wine vinegar and cornflour” I know, I was also skeptical at first but I tried it once and never made a meringue again without adding these two ingredients. Brittle and crunchy it melts in…