makin old school cool again

“le poulet aux olives & citron” bubbling away

yummy

easy-peasy eggplant salad

Salade cuite the way my meme used to make it

I really love to make the classics I watched my meme and parents prepare growing up. Taking the time to do the details are always worth it – things like roasting your own eggplant (the easiest thing to do in the world) to blanching tomatoes and roasting garlic before using it. Traditional recipes change from generation to generation, I see this in my family’s recipes from one house to the other. I think its a lot of fun to bring your personal stamp to a dish but if you love tradition & cooking, be sure to ask your elders what they enjoy or enjoyed cooking, and try to keep their legacy alive. honor their recipes by making them as close to the originals as possible, chances are you’ll enjoy and appreciate the simplicity. If you’re lucky the recipe will come with a story & nostalgia that you’ll taste in every bite will be worth the trouble, I know it is for me 🙂