Painting By Pauine Paquin capturing the joy of winter in Quebec |
For French Canadians, this is the time of year when we prepare the Tourtière that will be eaten during the Holidays.
Homemade vanilla ice cream with salted butter caramel sauce |
For Family |
For Friends - with ice cream on the side |
Fabulous with Vanilla Marscapone Cream and Salted Butter Caramel |
Bacon and/or mushrooms are optional but make this really good |
Left over risotto makes a very good stuffed arancini |
Thick and creamy with lots of potato flavor |
Gratin Dauphinois or Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Onion |
'Corn' or Scraper This is called a ''corne'' in French - but not sure about the English name. I use it to scoop up chopped ingredients and transfer them to a bowl or pan, to scrape out batter from a bowl, to clean the cutting board (when making dough), etc. Really useful! |
1. One bite cherry tomatoes with baby mozzarella and fresh basil |
2. Tomato mozarella salad with pesto coulis, balsamic glaze and dried heirloom tomato |
3. Gazpacho with mozzarella ice cream and spicy tomato jelly |
Sprinkle when warm with some shaved chocolate and pecans (the pecans will stick to the chocolate) |