A simple and tasty ratatouille, summer vegetable, sauce served over pasta! Ratatouille is a French dish where summer vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions, are cooked in olive oil. This is a super simple take on it where all of the fresh summer vegetables are cooked in olive oil in a...

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A creamy chicken and mushroom pasta with all of the flavours of French onion soup! French onion soup is one of my favourites! There’s just something magical about the sweet and savoury combination of those slowly caramelized onions! This recipe takes all of the flavours of soup and places them into a creamy pasta! The...

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A pasta salad with grilled chicken and crispy parmesan croutons in a tasty caesar dressing! Caesar salad is a classic! It’s normally the combination of romaine lettuce in a creamy caesar dressing with crispy croutons along with some parmesan cheese! If you wish, you can turn it into a light meal by adding a meat...

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A simple French style potato salad in a dijon mustard vinaigrette with plenty of fresh herbs! Potato salads are one of my go-to recipes for summer and this French style potato salad is one of my favourites! When I think about potato salads I normally think about the classic creamy, mayonnaise based, potato salads but...

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Quick and easy chicken in a creamy dijon mustard pan sauce! Skillet chicken in a pan sauce is a quick and easy meal that’s always tasty! The basic idea is that chicken breasts, or thighs, are seared in the pan before setting them aside. A sauce is then made in the same pan before serving...

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Chicken topped with sweet caramelized onions and cheese that’s baked until the cheese has melted! French onion soup is one of my favourite foods! There is just something magical about the combination of sweet caramelized onions topped with the savoury melted cheese! Yum! French onion soup is a soup where the star of the show...

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Classic melt in your mouth potatoes in a creamy cheese sauce! Potatoes are one of my guilty pleasures… whether it’s a plate of crispy fries, or a huge serving of mashed potatoes, there is just something that is so irresistible about them! One absolutely magical way to enjoy potatoes is in a potato gratin, which...

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French style slow braised short ribs in a tasty sauce! Pure comfort food! Short ribs are an ingredients that I do not use all that often but they are such a treat! Short ribs are a particularly tasty cut of beef that is simply magical when slowly braised until fall apart tender, especially when it’s...

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Moist and tender chicken braised in a french onion soup like sauce and topped with plenty of melted cheese. Since it has not really warmed up all that much here I am still in comfort food mode and my latest new recipe is this french onion braised chicken that I came across on The Kitchn....

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Chicken served in a quick, easy and tasty tarragon and mustard mushroom sauce. With grilling season over we are now forced to cook indoors but that does not really bother me so much as I have always enjoyed cooking meat in a pan over the stove where you can get a good sear and some...

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