Recipes from Brittany
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French Recipes: Le Broyé du Poitou (in French and English)
This recipe comes from my dear friend Isabelle. It is one of her favorites because has been passed down from her grandmothers. Isabelle has fond memories of making this cake with her family and now she has graciously shared this recette with us. Please let us know in the comments if you make this special treat. Cette recette vient de ma chère amie Isabelle. C’est l’une de ses préférées car elle vient de ses grands-mères. Isabelle a de très bons souvenirs de ce gâteau qu’elle faisait en famille, et elle a gracieusement partagé cette recette avec nous. Faites-nous savoir dans les commentaires si vous faites ce gâteau spécial. “Je suis…
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Best of 2020
Yes, I know, the title is somewhat …. interesting. Did we have a best of anything in 2020?! Like many of you, I had goals and plans for the year that went, shall we say, a little off course due to a little thing called Covid 19. For one, I planned to spend spring break and the summer holiday in Brittany. I would have taken you along on my many adventures, we would have tasted delicious cuisine, and we would have learned some useful French phrases along the way. Alas, this was not the year for adventure. No, this was a year to just keep going, and some days, even…
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A Dreamy Day in Brittany
Facebook and Instagram love to remind me that for the last several years I’ve spent my summers in France. My “memories” pop up of the places I’ve visited, people I’ve been with, things I’ve eaten. It’s usually a treat to look back on those photos, but this summer it has been both bitter and sweet to do so. I’m sure many others can relate. Today, just before slipping into full-on longing mode, I realized that I can go anywhere, anytime as a mental traveler. I can take snippets from my years of travel and piece together a beautiful day. In fact, since this is a daydream, I can go for…
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Les Recettes: Pommes cuites caramel beurre salé Recipes: Cooked apples with salted caramel topping
Pour le dessert, il est très simple mais tellement bon. Today, from Isabelle’s kitchen, comes a dessert that is both simple and delicious. Il vous faut des pommes, les éplucher et les couper en petits morceaux For this dessert, you will need the kind of apples you like best or have on hand. Simply cut them in half then chop them into smaller pieces. Les mettre sur le feu avec un verre d eau, laisser cuire à fau doux. Put them on the stove with a glass of water and leave them cook until soft. Les pommes sont cuites, la cuisson dépend des pommes… Mais quand elles s’écrasent un peu….…
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Les Recettes: Truites à la crème et aux amandes Recipes: Trout with cream sauce and almonds
Le menu c’est truites à la crème et aux amandes et en dessert, pommes cuites caramel beurre salé … Today’s menu is trout with a creamy sauce and slivered almonds. For dessert, cooked apples topped with salted caramel. Pour faire les truites à la crème, il vous faut: Des truites, 1 oignon, De la moutarde, De la crème fraîche, Sel, poivre, Du vin blanc et Des amandes. To make the trout recipe, you need: 2 fresh trout, 1 onion, mustard, creme fraiche, salt, pepper, white wine, and slivered almonds. Dans un plat allant au four, je dispose des tranches d’oignons et je pose les truites dessus. Place a layer of…
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Recettes de Bretagne – le gateau aux pommes (apple cake)
Today, my dear friend Isabelle is teaching us how to prepare a delicious apple cake, the base of which can be used to make a dozen others – from pineapple to plum to coconut – you could easily make a different cake every day! gâteau aux pommes Pour faire ce gâteau, il vous faut: De la farine, Du sucre, De la levure, 3 oeufs, De l huile, 4 pommes For this recipe, you will need: flour, sugar, yeast, 3 eggs, vegetable oil, and 4 apples Avant de commencer, j allumé mon four a 200 degrés comme ça il sera à la bonne température quand le gâteau sera prêt Before I…
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Recipes from Brittany: Les coquilles Saint Jacques de la baie de Saint Brieuc and un clafoutis aux prunes
Aujourd’hui… Une recette emblématique de la Bretagne…… Les coquilles Saint Jacques de la baie de Saint bieuc. Pour les accompagner un riz pilaf. Et pour finir, un clafoutis aux prunes.. Today, an emblematic recipe from Brittany: Scallops from the Bay Saint Brieuc with rice pilaf and a plum clafoutis. Avant de commencer, je place les noix de Saint Jacques dans un bol du lait et les mets a côté. Before starting the dessert, place the scallops in a bowl with milk and put to the side. Je commence par préparer le dessert car pendant la cuisson je pourrai préparer le repas…. Donc il va vous falloir: Du lait, De la…
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Dessert Recipes from Brittany: Flan d’oeufs and Cake Nature
Many of us are spending much (or all) of our time indoors these days, and, while challenging, it forces us to reach into our refrigerators and cupboards and cook up more homemade meals. Not only are cooking and baking wonderful diversions from life’s stresses, the process leaves our homes filled with smells that remind us of happier times. In every culture, people come together around food, sharing stories and following cherished family recipes, following instructions on old cards, in handwriting that belonged to someone we loved. Those moments bring us comfort and joy in both good and difficult times. I asked my dear friend if she would send me a…