I ride bikes , cook yummy food and enjoy life
The persimmons I had spotted on my ride a couple weeks ago have started to be ripe. So we went to pick some up and I've decided to make some jam qith it to be able to keep it as long as possible during the upcoming winter month. Ingredients 1kg persimmons' flesh (it has to... Continue Reading →
For the past few weeks as my knee has finally been getting better, I've been able to ramp up the mileage and do longer rides. While going on longer rides, it's also getting colder out here and I need extra calories to fuel my rides. As I don't digest well processed food and most energy... Continue Reading →
This morning we went on a little hike to play gatherer: I love this part of France where I now live as we can just walk out the door and go pick up fruits and herbs in the wilderness. The most common one are herbs of course that you can find year-round: thyme, rosemary, savory,... Continue Reading →
This is Matt's recipe that I just cooked and I've transcribed it as thoroughly as possible as it is an eye-bowling-measurements type of recipe he gave me but I wanted proper measurements. It's delicious with cheese or cured ham or simply by itself on warm bread. Ingredients 10 red onions 2 tbsp vegetable oil 50... Continue Reading →
This is by far my favorite dessert, it's definitely not gluten-free or dairy-free, far from it, but I'll endure the stomach-ache for just a couple of spoon of it. It is my guilty pleasure. Ingredients 4 eggs 250 grams sugar 500 grams mascarpone Lady fingers Dark chocolate 1 cup coffee Preparation Separate the eggwhites from... Continue Reading →
I snacks on those like crazy, so I decided to try and make some homemade ones. Ingredients 250 g of fresh ginger 400 g sugar 0.25 liter of water Preparation Peel the ginger root as thinly as possible. Cut into cubes or sticks then soak in cold water for 1 hour. Drain. Put the... Continue Reading →
I wanted to make some homemade marzipan to bring on rides as a snack. I made quite a lot (there is never too much marzipan) and I ended up using it in this delicious dessert recipe which is a variation of the traditional chocolate lava cake. Ingredients Marzipan 100g almond meal 100g sugar 2cl... Continue Reading →
I moved to Sospel, southern France, last month and I've been enjoying cooking locally grown products even more than usual. We are on the last stretch of figs season and I'm stocking up on this great fruit by making some jam. Ingredients 2,5 kg of fresh figs 1 kg of sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract... Continue Reading →
On my ride today I was lucky enough to come accross a fid tree crowling under its fruits, I gragged a few to make a pie... Ingredients Crust 250grams of rice flour 125grams of coconut butter 50grams of sugar 1 egg yolk 1 pinch of salt water Feeling 2 eggs 80grams of sugar 10cl of... Continue Reading →
Quite a lot has happened since I last wrote an entry, the last one was right after I got back on a bike at the end of May, so over 3 month ago: I've been mountain biking since the end of May (less than 2 month post surgery), pretty early apparently for someone with a... Continue Reading →
Mary Moncorgé 