Category: Karen on the move
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My Chicken Story (vegetarians, enter at your own risk)
The year was 1994 and I had just completed my law degree. I had studied French in high-school and for my under-grad, but I longed to talk, think and dream in French and so I enrolled at our local branch of Alliance Francais. One time before class I was looking haphazardly at the student notice…
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Of Family and French Fairytales
Hi everyone, Happy Friday!!!! The theme for Scarlett’s bat mitzvah was Versailles. Versailles is known for its breathtaking aesthetics. But it’s so much more: Versailles is about history and love stories. Books have been written about how Versailles sets the benchmark for modern design and architecture. That’s the overarching frame. But what you might not…
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The BEST chicken you will ever taste
Equipment:• Half a meter of kitchen twine• A solid bottom roasting pan (I use a copper mauviel or a cast iron Le Creuset) Ingredients• The best whole chicken you can get (choose a nice, big chicken about 1kg in size)• 1 whole head of garlic• 1 small to medium lemon• A large handful of fresh…
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Churros y Chocoláte
Seeing as it’s national chocolate day, I have decided to share one of my favourite recipes of churros and chocolate! It’s one of my most requested recipes, after we made hundreds of them at Saffron & Scarlett’s Mexican & Spanish parties. I make mine in such a way that the dough can be pushed through…
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