The Pissaladière, easy recipe

The Pissaladière, easy recipe   The Pissaladière is a classic pie originated from the city of Nice, French Riviera area, region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. As per the Italian culinary influence in the area, at first this dish may look a kind of pizza topped with onions and black olives. The basic and traditional Pissaladière is made with a bread dough and just topped with onions and black olives, however some people like to add anchovies on top and I am one of those. Here I am going to give you a…

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Apricot Tatin Pie (Tarte tatin aux abricots)

Apricot Tatin Pie (Tarte tatin aux abricots)   This upside-down fruit tart, is yummy version of the French classic apple tarte tatin. With this recipe we add a touch of sunshine to your table by simply replacing the apples by apricots. I suggest you to read my post regarding the history and the origins of the tarte tatin here: Tarte tatin (Tatin Pie) Ingredients Puff pastry about 500g 1gk of apricots halves, drained 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter Half a cup of sugar 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon   First…

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Ratatouille

Ratatouille This is an easy version of the recipe of this traditional and classic vegetable stew from the south of France. Ingredients: – 2 eggplants – 2 zucchinis – 3 or 4 tomatoes – 2 bell peppers (1 red, 1 green) – 1 big yellow onion – 3 peeled and chopped garlic clove – 2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaf – 1 Bay leave – salt, pepper – 6 table spoons of olive oil… Method: Peel the tomatoes and dice them. Slice the eggplants and the zucchinis or dice them. De-seed…

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