Ingredients for Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe Mayonnaise and cholesterol management don’t seem to pair well together but in moderation the homemade mayonnaise recipe below can be part of your repertoire. The two key ingredients are moderation and olive oil. If you want to share a classic potato salad with family and friends at barbecues or enjoy […]
French Diet: 7 French Menu Examples
Weekly Menus: 7 Summer French Menu Examples Looking for summer menu ideas for lunch or dinner? Check below for more summer French menu examples and a French diet tip to focus on next week. Convenient links for dish recipes already published are included. When bread is indicated, it refers to 1-2 thin slices of bread […]
5 Tricks French Women Use When Ordering Fast Food
McDonald’s on the Champs-Elysées, Paris Fast food is not part of the French diet and most French women don’t eat at fast food restaurants. They do however have children and grand-children that do! So, on occasions, you may see French women enjoying a fast food lunch. 5 Tricks French Women Use When Ordering Fast Food […]
Decorating Plates and Portion Control: Using Timbale Molds
Using Timbale Molds: Sauteed Scallops with Timbale of Rice and Timbale of Julienne Vegetables A decorating technique used in French restaurant to dress up a plate is to use timbale molds to shape side dishes on individual plates. A side dish of rice is so much more appetizing when it is served as a “timbale de […]
French Diet: 7 French Menu Ideas
Looking for summer menu ideas for lunch or dinner? Check below for more summer French menu examples and a French diet tip to focus on next week. Convenient links for dish recipes already published are included. Enjoy and bon appétit! Weekly French Diet Tip: don’t forget to drink at least 1.5 L of water per day. […]
French Diet: Traditional French Breakfast Menu Examples
Did you know that eggs (fried, scrambled or in an omelet) are typically on the dinner menu rather than the breakfast menu in France? Today, to continue our French diet series, we are looking at what many French women have for breakfast and featuring a classic French breakfast menu. Of course, there are variations, but the […]
Weekly Menus: 7 Summer French Menu Examples
Today we are outlining 7 French menu examples – one menu for every day of the week for some ideas when your loved ones ask you “what’s for dinner?”. For dish recipes already published, we included a convenient link to the Art of the Home French food recipe box. Enjoy and bon appétit! Weekly Menus: 7 […]
Farmers Market Pictures and Delicious Haricots Verts Dish
On the menu today, using two fresh ingredients picked up at our local French farmers market and one ingredient from our herb garden, we made a delicious healthy side dish perfect to accompany grilled pork chops or a roasted chicken. Farmers Market Pictures: Today’s Freshness du Jour So would you join us at the farmers […]
Strawberry health benefits: 3 Reasons to Savor them
Today, we are discussing a flavorful and refreshing fruit: the strawberry (la fraise). In the summer, you can find them in so many desserts — one French favorite is the “fraisier,” a Genoese sponge layer cake with butter cream, flavored with Kirsch, and with fresh strawberries – si bon! It is one of the (many…) staple cakes available […]
Farmers Market Pictures and 4 dish Ideas
On the menu today, three fresh ingredients picked up at our local French farmers market and 4 dish ideas. Farmers Market Pictures: Today’s Freshness du Jour Walking at the farmers market is like walking thru a live painting, rich in colors with the added bonus of an abundance of pleasant aromas. And you have a […]