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.
Painting By Pauine Paquin capturing the joy of winter in Quebec |
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 |
Lots of 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) |