Yes! Scream for my Mint Ice Cream, and there’s not even cream in it.! Not because I am concerned about cutting the calories down, no, but simply because for years I thought this was the way ice cream was always made. When I grew up at the family Hotel Poste & Golf in Luchon, I [...]
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Scream for Mint Ice Cream!
July 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Dessert · Family · Food Sources · French Food · Luchon/Bourg d'Oueil
Family Heirloom: Les Pannequets Saint-Louis
December 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments
Among all the family recipes Les Pannequets Saint-Louis is truly a unique one, et je pèse mes mots — that is: and I weigh my words — yes: unique, a word I almost never use. My great grandfather Louis, Gabriel, Marcel, Marie, Peyrafitte (1858-1929) created this amazing recipe that we still make for very special [...]
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Duck Hearts, Trouts, Kanoon & More
August 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments
A few years back Pierre and I bought a kanoon — from the arabic: قانون, kanoûn, qanoûn or kanun— at a Luchon street fair. It is a North African clay brasero for cooking with charcoal. It makes great tagines and it is very convenient when we have no time to make a big fire in [...]
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Rhubarb Delight
June 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments
This is one of Pierre’s favorite dessert and I must say I like it too. Rhubarb is not something I grew up with, I didn’t encounter it until my first trip to England. I was a fille au pair at the mansion of Lord & Lady Bolton in Yorkshire. I was in charge of two [...]