Today I am very lucky to have Leigh from ChitChatChomp as my first Guest blogger on Townmouse Countrymouse. ChitChatChomp is a lovely blog filled with delicious, french inspired recipes and the most gorgeous photos, that will leave you salivating and wishing Leigh lived at your home. Leigh's style of cooking is based on keeping it simple, using seasonal ingredients and giving it a french twist. Even if you're not into cooking, this blog is definitely still worth a visit for the visual feast your eyes will be treated too, the lovely french stories that go with each recipe and the other interesting travel pieces Leigh enjoys writing about. Leigh describes herself as "a Melbourne based Taurean, home cook, amateur photographer and a lover of all things french!"- I just love her style of cooking and am in love with her photography (definitely not amateur!!!).
I hope you enjoy Leigh's post as much as I have…..
Being someone who lives and breathes recipes and food, I'm often asked what my favourite type of food is to cook. Funnily enough, it's not the easiest question for me to answer as it completely depends on the season, time of day and of course the biggest factor, my mood.
If it's a mid-week meal during Summer, I love nothing better than experimenting with salads, and at the moment it's the ones that contain lentils that have me drooling.
A lazy weekend on a cooler day, I can guarantee you that my oven will be on and something yummy and soothing will be inside bubbling away.
However, there seems to be a few common links that bring most of the food that I love to cook together:
1. Simplicity
2. Fresh, organic produce
3. A tilt towards French flavours
Herb and Pancetta Poached Chicken
Oh la la!
Light enough for a Spring/Summer evening, yet hearty enough to satisfy anyone on a cooler night, rugged up under a blanket with a wine in hand.
A dish that also freezes and defrosts beautifully!
You asked me what I like to cook, well....voila!
Special thanks to Leigh for this lovely post.
All photos taken by Leigh.
These and many more can be found on ChitChatChomp.
Are you a lover of all things french???
What a delicious looking recipe, the chicken looks so moist. I love the styling of the dish and that the recipe uses coconut oil. Beautiful, thank you Leigh and Kylie, I'd love to try this recipe soon.
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