No recipe for todays baking because it came straight from the Odlums.ie website. I chose the recipe … [read more]
Baking!
Apricot Cake
Or cake aux abricots in french! Apricots are plentiful this time of year and this is an easy way to … [read more]
Madeleines
Madeleines are well known small sponge cakes, famous for their little ‘bump’ and shell like shape. … [read more]
Apple, Walnut and Raisin Loaf
Its another loaf recipe - easy, versatile and perfect for the "goûter" I tend to use my loaf tin … [read more]
Some recent recipes
Endive and Pear Salad
Endives are a great winter vegetable and can be eaten raw in salad or cooked, see this previous … [read more]
Galette des Rois
January wouldn’t be January in France without a Galette des Rois or two (or ten!). They are eaten … [read more]
French Pear & Almond Tart
This pear and almond tart or amandine aux poires is also known as Tarte Bourdaloue and was created … [read more]
French Yoghurt Cake
This is a very simple plain cake, and one that almost all french kids start with when … [read more]
Crepes
French crepes are thin and delicate pancakes and can be filled with anything you like - … [read more]
French Apple Tart
There is nothing nicer than a good old apple tart - plenty of apples around this time of year and as … [read more]
Tartiflette
A tartiflette is a gratin with potatoes, lardons and onions topped with melted savoyard cheese … [read more]
Lemon Cake
I love lemon flavoured cakes and desserts but I like them to have a really strong lemon flavour so … [read more]
Cured Pork with Green Lentils
Petit Salé aux lentilles is a classic french dish from the Auvergne region dish using pork that has … [read more]