Monthly Archives: September 2012

Champagne, cheesy biscuits and celebrating

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Louise

I am celebrating. The bathroom is done-ish, I have some more work when the landscape was looking distinctly bare and I have just made peace with my oldest friend in the world, probably one of the few people, bar my … Continue reading →

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From Lot-et-Garonne to N7: gratin Dauphinois gets an upgrade

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Louise

For a long, long time I was a purist about gratin Dauphinois both in terms of how I cooked it and when I ate it. As far as I was concerned, it only had six ingredients — potatoes, garlic, milk, cream, … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Fixes: feta-basil crostini and anchovy dressing for green vegetables

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Louise

My cooking life has, rather unexpectedly, been turned upside down by renovations that don’t even touch the kitchen.  A new bathroom. moving the washing machine and new doors would, in most people’s houses, not even stroke the edges of the … Continue reading →

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Salted caramel butter sauce…oh and chocolate prune cake

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Louise

I don’t make dessert very often. I never make it for myself, since a square of chocolate or, erm, a handful of Haribo usually suffices, so I only ever practise on my unwitting guests. As a result I don’t really … Continue reading →

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