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Slow Roasted Coquelet with Braised Market Vegetables

Slow Roasted Coquelet with Braised Market Vegetables

[column col=”1/3″][/column] I don’t write as many recipes for the blog as I would like to. This is my attempt at fixing that. I was at the market the other day looking around for what to buy for the week and the coquelet caught my […]

Sweet Granola With A Little Kick

Sweet Granola With A Little Kick

Granola with a twist! I’m not really consistent about eating breakfast every morning. We try and have eggs around at all times but I find that we go through them rather quickly. I wanted something that I could cook up big batches of, store it […]

Really Easy Baked Camembert Fondue with Thyme and Honey

Really Easy Baked Camembert Fondue with Thyme and Honey

Here’s a really easy appetizer! Recently, Lindsey and I had some friends who were moving back to the U.S. from Paris. We were sad to see them go. We both love hosting so we quickly offered to host their going away bash at our place! […]

Foie Gras Terrine

Foie Gras Terrine

Foie Gras is one of those dishes that people seem to be uncomfortable making. But it’s actually really easy. During the holidays, Foie Gras is seen every where. It’s one of those french staples during the holidays. Up north, where my family lives, there is […]

Creme Fraiche Caramels

Creme Fraiche Caramels

Delicious little candies! One thing I can tell you is that I absolutely love cookbooks, and I have a lot of them stacked around our apartment. Plus, a lot more back in the states. I love cooking different things from various book, tweaking or adding […]

A Valentine’s Day Special!

A Valentine’s Day Special!

For this Valentine’s Day (and the entire month of February!), the husband/wife and chef/photographer duo of Pictours Paris Photography and Picnics in Paris are teaming up to offer lovers an unforgettable experience. For the entire month of February, couples in the City of Love can […]

A Special Dinner For Some Friends

A Special Dinner For Some Friends

A multi-course menu chez nous! Last Saturday I decided to host a small dinner at our place for some of our friends here in Paris. I know that I wanted to do a multi-course meal just for them. Smaller dishes with a ton of different […]

Thanksgiving in Paris

Thanksgiving in Paris

Friendsgiving! This year, my wife Lindsey and I decided that we would host Thanksgiving in Paris at our place. We’ve met an amazing group of people since we have been here and we always love the opportunity to bring them all together! We decided on […]

Biscuits For Breakfast

Biscuits For Breakfast

Super Rich Biscuits! In Paris we are starting to see more and more places that are serving more American style food. Often though, we have to find ways to make some of them ourselves. Biscuits are one of those things that you just can’t get […]

Minestrone Soup!

Minestrone Soup!

Fall has finally arrived here in Paris and now that it’s starting to get a little bit chilly, one of the best ways to warm up is with some hot Minestrone Soup! My wife, Lindsey, and I were walking around Paris yesterday, we met up […]