French Cooking - at Home

The couple that got married in France invited us to their place for dinner. Thankfully for the wife who hardly steps into the kitchen, the husband is a really good cook who takes his food very seriously - especially his cheeses. When we arrived, he had the fire going (figuratively, because he uses an electric oven, which no self-respecting Asian cook would even consider) with a carrot and leek combo.

Scallops cooking in butter

1 man, 2 pans, 3 spectators

The entree of panfried scallops on a bed of carrot and leek - with freshly grated pepper. This was lovely : )

The main course was a classic French homey casserole of cabbage, minced beef, minced pork, bacon, onions and carrots, layered and baked in the oven for 2 hours.

We enjoyed this very much - the home kitchen taste was a refreshing change from the high-end French meals that we had been having.

Lovely food, lovely wine and lovely friends : )