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Pain aux zucchinis

A great favorite of mine and a good alternative to banana bread, if you ever get tired of it. Originally it was from Josée Di Stasio's website, but it got removed and so well, there is no link to follow this time. Preheat the oven at 175C. In a big mixing bowl, beat 2 eggs and add 125 ml of oil, 100 g of sugar, a teaspoon of vanilla and half a teaspoon of cinnamon . Add 2 cups of grated zucchinis (no need to remove the skin or to remove the water). Mix well. Add half a teaspoon of baking powder, half a teaspoon of salt and 200 g of flour and mix together. If wanted, add half a cup of chocolate chips . Pour in a bread mold and bake for roughly 40 minutes, or until golden outside, and dry on the inside (check with a knife inserted in the middle). Enjoy!

The best pancakes

We always wanted to find a recipe for tall, fluffy and full proof pancakes. This is it. In only 8 days, we already made it 3 times!!! It is so easy, so good! The original is here . The quantities will give a nice breakfast for 2 people. In a mixing bowl, whisk together 30 g of room temperature butter (or melt it slightly in the microwave) and 25 g of sugar . Whisk in 1 egg , 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup nature flavored yogurt (or vanilla, then omit the vanilla extract), 2 tablespoon of milk (only if using 2% or more for the yogurt, if using leaner version, you an skip the milk), 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Add 130 g of flour and mix gently in. *** The texture should be quite stiff, ie non-liquid. If it spread in the pan when you spoon it, it is too runny!!! It should stay in place if you want the tall/fluffy effect. Heat the oven at 225C. Heat a frying pan on medium heat and melt a knob of butter before spooning the pancake mixture. Whe...

Végé-pâté

When we eat bread at home, we do it for real: we have several types of meat, cheese, spread... This vegetarian-pâté recipe comes from my sister, it is sooooooo good! It goes also perfectly well with this tomato butter . Mix: 250ml of sunflower seeds, grounded 125ml of nutritional yeast 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 80ml of oil 1 clove of garlic 2 tablespoons of tamari (or soy sauce) 125ml of flour (could be nice with whole wheat!) 1 onion, thinly diced 1 raw potato, grated (or pumpkin, or sweet potato, or...) Thyme and basil, to taste Mix and add up to 250ml of water . Depending of what you grated, it could be a bit less. The texture should be like a cake mix, not too liquid, not too thick. Pour in a greased bread form (the thickness should be 2-3cm). Bake at 175C for an hour. Unmold once cold.

Tomato Butter

A classic for special occasion at our place. A great recipe from one of André's cousin. It can easily be scaled to any kind of quantity. With a hand mixer, mix: 200g of soft (room temperature) butter 200g of tomato paste 1/2 an onion, thinly chopped (I like to fry it a bit) 1-2 teaspoons of herbal salt (beware of adding too much salt if you are using salted butter!) 2 tablespoon of fresh parsley 2 teaspoon of paprika powder (I like doing half and half with smoked paprika) a pinch of pepper Put in air tight containers and store in the fridge.

Simple Naan Bread

Yes, this week was "Indian week" :P I have made Naan several times before and never has it been so easy and great than when I used this Jamie Oliver recipe. For 6 Naans In a mixing bowl, mix a teaspoon of dry yeast with a teaspoon of honey and 125ml of lukewarm water . Wait a few minutes until it bubbles. Add a tablespoon (15g) of melted butter , as well as 3 tablespoons of natural yogurt . Mix well. Add 250g of flour (bread or white) , a little at a time, while mixing the dough. Once it is coming together, put it on a floured surface and work with your hands. The dough should be soft and elastic. If too dry, add a bit of water, if too wet, add a bit of flour. Knead for 5 minutes. Put the dough in a bowl, cover and leave in a warm place for an hour and a half, or until it has double in size. Punch the dough with your fist, divide in 6 and roll each portion into an oval. In the original recipe he says to flatten to 1.5cm, but I would advise to go thinner than this (...

Simple Mango Chicken Curry

We love Indian food. Ok. At this point one might wonder: is there any food you don't like!? Actually, YES! Anyway, point being: Indian food is great, but it is even greater when it is simple so one can prepare few dishes and make a "Indian buffet" of sort. This recipe is sweet and savory and so simple you will wonder where all this great flavor comes from. It is adapted from a Sorted Food recipe. For 4 people. Warm up the oven to 150C. Cut 500g of cooked chicken into bite size pieces (you can use beast or any other cut you might like). In a pan on medium heat, pour 300g of mango chutney , 2 teaspoons of garam masala and 2 teaspoons of curry powder . Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Mix 500g of natural yogurt with 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise . Add the chutney mixture and the cut chicken. Pour in a oven compatible dish, cover and bake for about 40 minutes. Serve topped with sliced almond and coriander , on a bed of rice.