FRENCH BACON AND HAZELNUT LEEKS
Serves 4

Warm leeks napped in smoky bacon cream with the crack of nuts in their bite...

4 medium leeks
4 tablespoons hazelnuts, coarsly chopped
6 strips bacon, cut into pieces
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 cup/250ml heavy cream
Salt and pepper

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Trim all but an inch of green ( Read more... )

So since this community has reached 100 members without promoting, here's some Chocolate Mousse to celebrate. :)
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FRENCH Mousse De Chocolat

Chocolate mousse is delicious in itself, so good that it is tempting to eat it over and over again. But even a good thing can be ( Read more... )

PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE 
Serves 4

As well as for pears and chocolate, this recipe calls for espresso, cinammon, lemon and hazelnuts. Piedmont is famous for its hazelnuts - NUTELLA got started there.

6 shelled hazelnuts
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 cups water
Juice of 2 lemons
Pinch of ground cinnamon
2 large, ripe Bartlett or Bosc pears, washed and peeled
1/2 cup ( Read more... )