Posts by ChrisBelgium

This is another recipe that uses eggs, but only the yolks. The professionals around here may know this, it's called "riz condé" in french. I haven't made it this way myself, but I'm certainly going to. I translated this from a...

- One of the ristrictions in making beef Wellington is the cooking time of the pastry. When using puff pastry, the meat should be perfectly done within the cooking time of the pastry, which is around 25-35 minutes for the pastry,...

Quote: Originally Posted by MARGCATA      Thanks for the information on Belgium ... M.Cata.       Where on earth did I provide information about...

It's Lille, a town in the north of France, very close to where I live in Belgium. The picture is taken in "le vieux Lille", the old city. It's full of small sized bistros and restaurants. Nothing fancy but tasty good...

Sherbel, Ghent is indeed a fun town. The "cuberdon" candy shown in one of my previous posts is a regional product from the Ghent area. Last week I was in Ghent (it's only a 30 minutes drive away) and bought some famous Tierentyn...

KY, this may interest you! I remember when I was only a few years old, one of our aunts made a rice pudding using vanilla custard powder from *"Dr. Oetker". I never forgot that taste, but I never saw any recipe. This is what a Google...

France is full of unknown small restaurants, bistros, brasseries, tables d'hôtes, cafés... wether in the countryside or in the cities. You have to be sheer out of luck not to have visited a good one "à l'improviste". Many are...

Ready, you already posted your "mission statement" which is having a bistro. It's very usual to work from there, but keep in mind that your business may evolve into something else sooner than you think. Which means, keep it simple and...

I very recently posted a thread where Magnus Nilsson was invited to work together with another very young Belgian chef, already awarded with 2 Michelin stars. There's also a video about this event!! Here's the thread...

Well I made some today from broken rice, just for fun, this thread made me do it! I had the rice in the pantry but just look for the cheapest rice on the shelf, that may well be broken rice (look also in the first picture). I used 1...