Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Banoffee Pie


Banoffee Pie
by Marie

When I was in Ireland, my favourite dessert was the banoffee pie… I’m not really sure where this dessert comes from but I honestly don’t really care because it is soooo delicious!
Last week end, it was Paddy’s day, we all gathered for an Irish day starting with a traditional breakfast accompanied with the right amount Guinness, Bailey's and other funny liquids and some of us brought desserts….
I decided to make my first banoffee pie (yes when I was in Ireland a simple stop at Tesco would give me one, but in France … impossible so I had to make my own!)
Here are the several steps of the pie making…. And if you wonder: Yes it was as delicious as it looks!!

Step 1: Melt fudge and cream


 
 Step 2: After having crushed biscuits and mixed them with butter, spread the mixture in a dish and bake it for 10/15 min.


 Step 3: look at the wonderful and delicious mixture!!


Step 4: Pour the caramel over the biscuit paste.



Step 5: Cover with banana slices.



Final step: Cover with homemade whipped cream and draw a shamrock stay in the Irish spirit!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

An important announcement

Dear readers,
I am very excited to announce a first for this blog. I am pleased to welcome ten guest writers who will each contribute an entry to My life in food. en France. This blog is about celebrating and appreciating food and everything that comes along with that, and what better way to expand the reach of this food blog in France, than by having some of the students I teach here each express something related to food, in their own words.
These are students in my MEF 1 class. MEF stands for Master Education et Formation, from within the Lettres Modernes Faculté of the University of Nantes. They have been a joy to interact with every Wednesday at 10:30 AM, and I hope you enjoy what they have to share with us.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Read this article from The Guardian

It really makes you think and help you form your own opinions about the food culture in your own country...
                  Is the food revolution just a great big fat lie?