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Crème Caramel
One of my all time favorite French desserts, a classic Crème Caramel Serves 6-8 portions Ingredients: 1 vanilla bean2 l Milk2 1/2 dl of Caster sugar (I replaced half with brown sugar)1/2 tbls Lemon juice2 tbls Water4 Eggs Instructions: 1. Pre-heat the oven to 175° C. Cut the vanilla bean in half and put it… Read more
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A Birthday Party Reception…
…in the most spectacular setting imaginable. A restored convent with its architectural elegance stripped down to its bare necessities. An old basin serving as the garden centerpiece with an old fountain to complete the ancient context and structure. Celebrating what could be one of the last Summer evenings, clinking our Champagne glasses and toasting to… Read more
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Confiture de Figues
This year is truly the year of the fig. They are everywhere to be found and even wild ones in our own garden. What to do with all the figs that you can’t manage to feed your stomach with? Fig jam of course…Yum! Ingredients: 1 kg of figs1/2 kg of sugar3 tbsp of Cognac Our… Read more
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Monte-Carlo, Monaco
It’s not everyday that one is invited to a wedding and certainly not one of your best friends and on top of it in Monaco…but this weekend I was one of the lucky ones to hit the check mark on all three. I had some time in between the festivities to walk around the city… Read more
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Potato & Porcini Gratin
Ingredients (serves 4 ppl) – 1 kg potatoes – 30 g butter – 200 g mixed mushrooms (preferably chanterelles and porcini) – 100 g grated Parmesan – 1 Rosemary sprig – salt and pepper Instructions: 1. Heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius 2. Slice the potatoes using a mandolin 3. Butter an oven proof… Read more
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Apricot Clafoutis
Ingredients (serves 6 ppl) – 15 g butter for greasing – 125 g flour – 175 g apricots – 50 g caster sugar – 3 eggs – 1 tsp Grand Marnier – 300 ml milk – Icing Sugar for dusting Instructions: 1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius. 2. Butter a shallow dish and… Read more
Quiet & Quirky 