French Cooking School
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We offer short cooking courses in French and modern European cuisine in the heart of the French countryside. We cater for everyone who has an interest in good food and wines.
French Cooking School
1M ago
Salad of Brussel sprout and apple
A great salad served with a slice of foie gras, Parma ham or smoked slices of duck breast. or salmon fish cakes or frikadelle
for 6 people
250 gram / pound of Brussels sprout 1 big tart apple ( Granny Smith)
1 medium finely chopped onion
optional : walnuts and kale can be added
Clean the Brussels sprouts and either finely chop them with a knife, mandolin or a food processor. chop the apple very fine as well into matchsticks, mix it in a large bowl with the red onion.
Dressing
2 tablespoon of red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard
1 small spoon of honey ..read more
French Cooking School
3M ago
We introduced a new cocktail to our repertoire recently. It is so simple to make and absolutely delicious. I am sure you will love it!
Ingredients for 4 servings
30ml Tanqueray Gin
10ml sugar syrup
20ml fresh lemon juice
lemon zest for dressing
Champagne
Method
In a cocktail shaker with ice add the lemon juice syrup and gin and mix thoroughly. Once mixed add a little of the mixture to 4 champagne flutes. Slowly add champagne. Decorate with lemon zest and serve.  ..read more
French Cooking School
4M ago
This festive soup is ideal for lunch. It is warm and very nourishing.
Ingredients for 2 litres ( serves 6)
4 X red peppers
4 X carrots
I X onion
1 X garlic
1 x chili
1 x salsify
1 x potato
2 litres of home made chicken stock
Salt & Pepper to taste
In a saucepan bring the stock to the boil. Cut all the vegetables into small pieces and add to the stock starting with the potato ,onion, salsify and carrot and then garlic and chilli. Boil gently until tender (5-8 minutes). Let it cool. Blend the soup in a blender and reheat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Se ..read more
French Cooking School
7M ago
Second birthday party by Frederick Eckhard
23 August 2023
When our friends Poul and Niall heard that I had turned 80 in April, they invited me to lunch for a second celebration. They run the French Dining School in the tiny village of Kerrouet in Brittany. They renovated a centuries-old house in the village which serves as a home and a school.
Poul, left, and Niall.
A special treat for us would be seeing our old friend Chris. Our last time together was pre-Covid. He has a secondary home in the area and introduced us to Poul and Niall. Chris is a beekeeper, among other things ..read more
French Cooking School
8M ago
Alsace is world famous for its unique foods and wines and today we were fortunate to be invited by our lovely neighbours ( visiting from Mulhouse) to taste some home made choucroute with a variety of delicious cuts of meats and sausages.
We started with a cocktail punch of sparkling wine with a cognac twist and a salted bread called a Kougelhopf:
The mains followed with each dish being amply served with choucroute, and seven pieces of pork including kassler, collet fumé, palette fumée sans os, montbéliarde,viennoise, lard fumé and lard frais. The potato added ..read more
French Cooking School
8M ago
Ladies who would like to stay in the nearby village of St Gilles Des Mené have the option of a B&B with Tracey. She has a beautiful Breton traditional stone house but you could swear you were in Crete once inside!
Here are some photos:  ..read more
French Cooking School
8M ago
Sue & Paul in St Gilles are offering students the option of renting their lovely two bedroomed gitê close to Our cooking school. Here are some photos:  ..read more
French Cooking School
8M ago
As the CEO (Chief Cocktail Organizer) at Kerrouet House, I am responsible for arranging drinks and cocktails for all thirsty hard working students on our cooking courses.
Some drinks are obvious such as champagne when we have oysters or the pairing of wines when we have our starters, mains and desserts all of which are overseen by Poul as sommelier as well as Chef.
Some of the cocktails we offer have been invented at Kerrouet House like the Kerrouet Royal ( sparkling wine and cassis ( black current liquor). Another cocktail invented at Kerrouet House is Pink Deniall. This ..read more
French Cooking School
9M ago
Most people have heard of Kimchi and how healthy and delicious it is. So here is a very basic recipe:
Ingredients:
• 1 medium-sized cabbage
• 1/4 cup sea salt
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru) and 1 chili julienned
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 small carrot, julienned
Instructions:
1. Cut the cabbage lengthwise into quarters. Remove the core and chop the cabbage into bite-sized pieces.
2. Dissolve the sea salt in the water to create a brine. Submerge the cabbage pieces in t ..read more
French Cooking School
11M ago
All our visitors are special and a large number of our students arrive as strangers and leave as friends! However we had a very distinguished visitor last week. Frederick Eckhard, former Spokesman for UN Secretary Kofi Annan and his lovely wife Katheryn. We have been friends for some years but it is only recently, having read his book, ''Kofi Annan: A Spokesperson's Memoir'' that I have realised the extraordinary career Frederick has had: https://amzn.eu/d/30UQPvx
So you can imagine how pleased I was that Frederick joined us for lunch and took the time to write up an acc ..read more