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Trop chou – Cabbage recipe
The expression “trop chou” in French translates to “so cute”, “too cute”, or “adorable” in English. It’s a way to express affection and admiration for something or someone. “chou” means cabbage. For Chinese cabbage, Pet Sai cabbage, Napa cabbage, green cabbage, white cabbage, Pontoise cabbage, January King Cabbage, Bok Choy , Pak Choy cabbage, pointed…
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Le camembert de la ratatouille – If you miss, just stir
Si tu rates, tu touilles. (If you miss, just stir.) For lunch or dinner Camembert is a round, white-rind cow’s milk cheese originating in Normandy, but here it refers to the circular graph divided into sectors representing percentages. Ratatouille is a classic French Provencal dish. The better the ingredients, the healthier and tastier the dish…
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CCC
My children’s favourite recipe. You can replace the squash with celeriac. The better the ingredients, the healthier and tastier the dish. Marmiton – Soupe 3C: http://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_soupe-3c-courge-carotte-coco_86222.aspx Passeport Santé Citrouille et Potiron: http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=citrouille_nu Peel and cut squash and carrots into small pieces. Optionally, you can add a sweet potato. Place in a cast-iron casserole or pressure cooker…
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Poirococo
For an everyday treat, or for daring to invite friends over. The leeks can be replaced by zucchinis with their skin. You can replace the curry with ras el-hanout. The better the ingredients, the healthier and tastier the dish. Make a leek fondue preferably in a cast-iron casserole dish: after washing and slicing the leeks,…
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C’est râpé! It’s grated!
“C’est râpé” is a popular and informal expression used to say that something has failed or has already gone wrong. Use high-quality organic food (for instance: permaculture). Wash the vegetables: carrots (orange or yellow or red) and/or celeriac and/or red cabbage and/or Kohlrabi and/or red or yellow beet or Chioggia beet and/or fennel and/or radish…
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Ay Yo Yogurt YOYO Yeah!
Guaranteed gelatin-free ( = bone + bovine skin + pig skin) That’s good, boycotting = no more poisoning The higher the quality of the ingredients, the better the taste and the healthier it will be. This recipe can be made with cow’s, ewe’s or goat’s milk and yoghurts. Boil 1l of whole milk (be careful,…
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Super Tomato
A long time ago, my flatmate used to bring these jars of tomato sauce that were so delicious. They came from her Sicilian grand-mother and my flatmate used to say: “I don’t understand why people buy it; it is so easy to make. You just cook the tomatoes in a big pan. You put the hot sauce…
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Fruits are not fun !
Choose good quality fruits from organic permaculture or regenerative agriculture. Choisissez des fruits de bonne qualité issus de la permaculture biologique ou de l’agriculture régénérative. You can also make a fruit salad. Peel and cut in small pieces two oranges for the acidity. Add the fruits you like cut in small pieces. You can add…
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Healthy Soda
Half a lemon juice + 1 liter of sparkling water = ça mousse (foam) You can also add slices of fresh ginger roots and add them to this drink. You can also make variations to this recipe: it works with oranges, strawberries, grapefruits or anything you like. The Guardian – Grandma’s all-natural recipes: when life…
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Golden chicken
1) The success of this dish depends on the quality of the ingredients (as is the case of many other dishes …). Buy an organic farm chicken (or red label) and good quality vegetables (garden, farm, permaculture, organic, AMAPs, etc.). If the vegetables are local or seasonal, it’s even better 😉 2) Buy a gold…