Claire-Marie Cuisine

Le bonheur est dans la cuisine. Happiness is in the kitchen.
— Paul Bocuse.

Then … (March 2013), before kids!
La cuisine d’alors (mars 2013), avant les enfants !

Here we are. I have been cooking for our family for close to 10 years and I finally decided it was time to put this in writing. Many hours of work happen in this kitchen but suddenly disappear in always hungry stomachs!

It was a daunting task at first to be in charge of feeding the two of us, newly weds, three times a day, every day of the year! I was always inclined to bake and come up with desserts ideas. A little bit more quiet on the meat and savory dishes. But day after day, year after year, my confidence and creativity grew. Our house and especially our kitchen got bigger. Just in time to welcome our first child, soon followed by two brothers.

As much as I love coming up with ideas, trying out things and bringing new dishes to the table, I thought I would make sure something remains once all I have left are crumbs to clean up! I hope you enjoy and try out the recipes I share on this blog.

Thanks for reading and let’s get cooking!

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Et bien nous y voilà ! Je cuisine depuis bientôt dix ans pour notre famille. J’ai enfin décidé de mettre un peu de ce travail par écrit. Une petite preuve de ce qui se passe pendant des heures en cuisine mais qui disparait si vite dans des estomacs toujours affamés !

J’étais au départ un peu submergée à l’idée de devoir préparer des repas matin, midi et soir, tous les jours, 365 jours par an ! J’avais toujours de l’inspiration pour les desserts. Par contre, un peu moins pour la viande ou les plats salés. Mais jour après jour, année après année, j’ai pris confiance en moi et j’ai pu devenir plus créative. Notre maison s’est agrandie, surtout la cuisine. Puis notre premier enfant est arrivé, suivi par ses deux frères.

Vu le temps que je passe à réfléchir à de nouvelles idées, essayer des recettes et apporter des plats intéressants sur la table du dîner, je me suis dit qu’il serait bon de pouvoir transmettre quelque chose une fois les dernières miettes englouties ! J’espère que vous profiterez bien de ces recettes et que vous les testerez chez vous.

Merci de me lire et à nos fourneaux !

And now… 2 out of 3 helping in the kitchen for now !
And maintenant, avec deux marmitons en plus dans la cuisine !

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