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    Tasty Weeknight Meals & Easy Desserts

    Get inspired to create tasty weeknight meals & desserts! My recipes have a trilingual twist: I'm French, married to a Cuban and, we live in Canada with our 2 kids! And yes, let the kids make a mess, I have kid-friendly recipes too! Also, you should know, I'm obsessed with anything with almond flour!

    Latest Recipes

    Browse my latest recipes and find a new favorite today! From sweet to savory, from breakfast to dinner, I've got you covered with a new selection your family will love!

    • Stack of 7 pancakes surrounded with berries and some on top too.
      Oat Milk and Honey Pancakes
    • madeleines half covered in chocolate on a white parchemin paper and chocolate chips around.
      Easy Chocolate Covered Madeleines
    • single chocolate pistachio madeleine with a white background.
      Chocolate and Pistachio Madeleines
    • 2 staked madeleines on a wood.
      French Savoury Chorizo Madeleines 

    Summer Salads

    From BBQ parties, to picnic or simple fresh lunch at the office. Make a delicious salad that can be a side dish or a meal with a protein.

    • bowl with Greek topping a tabbouleh: feta, hummus, black olives, chickpeas and half a lemon the side, a few leaves of mint.
      Greek Tabbouleh Bowl with Chickpeas
    • Mediterranean salad assembled with onion and lime on the side in a blue dish
      Mediterranean Chickpea Salad (with lime & mint dressing)
    • White bowl with veggie salad and wooden cutlery in. Lemon and red napkin on the side
      Roasted Veggies Salad With Pesto Vinaigrette
    • one plate with kale salad, a yellow tea towel on the top left corner and another plate on the bottom right corner.
      Tuscan Kale Salad

    Trending Recipes

    Here are the trending recipes on my site, are you tempted to try them?

    • Close up of salmon and broccoli pasta in a white plate
      Creamy Salmon and Broccoli Pasta
    • Stack of Oat Milk French crêpes on a white plate with a sugar and jam in the background
      Oat Milk French Crêpes
    • Slice of almond cake in a blue plate with a strawberry in the bake.
      Best Flourless Almond Cake
    • close up on a moist cake in a spoon
      Delicious & Easy Chestnut Cake
    • Cuban Garbanzos Fritos
    • Side view of a slice of cuban flan
      Cuban Flan Recipe (with Video)

    Yummy Desserts

    If you are like me and always have room for dessert, try one of these ASAP!

    • An apple galettes with whipped cream on top, the first one has a spoon on a white plate.
      Mini Apple Galettes With Honey Whipped Cream
    • puff pastry pear tart on the edge of a pink plate with icing sugar on top
      Mini French Puff Pastry Pear Tarts
    • apple and strawberry crumble half eaten in a white ramekin and a fresh strawberry on a pink plate.
      Mini Apple and Strawberry Almond Flour Crumble
    • a slice of flan with a spoon and some flan in the spoon.
      Easy Flan de Coco (with Coconut Milk)

    See more dessert recipes →

    Vegetarian Recipes

    If you are vegetarian or do meatless Mondays, I'm sure you will find something you will love!

    • brown bowl with orange soup in it with a drizzle of cream and sage leaves on top.
      3-Ingredient Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
    • slice of lasagna in a white plate with gold rim and a fork in it and a glass of water in the background.
      Easy Mediterranean Lasagna
    • pile of spinach and feta tartlets on a white plate with some chopped tomatoes in the back.
      Spinach Feta Puff Pastry Tartlets
    • stack of 4 zucchini, corn and bacon fritters on a white plate with a dolop of sour cream on top.
      Corn, Bacon, and Zucchini Fritters

    See more vegetarian recipes →

    About Mélanie

    Bonjour, I'm Mélanie, I'm French, and you will quickly notice it! I'm a self-taught cook and baker, and I hope to inspire you to cook from scratch on weekdays. Do it like the French :)

    Learn more about me →

    Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

    There is something for everyone here! Do you prefer something sweet in the morning or are you more of the savoury in your plate kind of person?

    • shallow plate filled with mini pancakes and fruits and a banana sliced on the side, oats, raspberries in a ramekin.
      Mini Banana Oat Milk Pancakes
    • Easy and Fluffy Almond Milk Pancakes
    • Close up of half a cheese biscuit on a white plate
      Yummy Cheese Biscuit With Herbs (with video)
    • Top view of almond muffins cooked in a muffin tin. Ripe bananas on the side and egg shells.
      Almond Flour Banana Muffins

    See more breakfast recipes →

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    Bonjour! I’m Mélanie! I hope you are hungry, I’m here to inspire you to create tasty weeknight meals & easy desserts!
    I’m French, and you will quickly notice it!

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    Summer Lovin'

    • jug filled with a red juice and lemon on the side and mint leaves and 2 red and white straws.
      Strawberry Mojito Mocktail
    • healthier ratatouille turkey burger with an amber beer on the side
      Turkey Burger: Healthier Version & Ratatouille Ingredients
    • White bowl with easy french ratatouille on a wood background
      One-Pot Niçoise Ratatouille
    • glass filled with water, 2 cucumber slices and a lemon slice are floating with mint leaves and half a lemon on the side.
      Refreshing Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water
    • bowl with Greek topping a tabbouleh: feta, hummus, black olives, chickpeas and half a lemon the side, a few leaves of mint.
      Greek Tabbouleh Bowl with Chickpeas
    • 3 strawberry crumble bars stacked on 2 small plates on top of a vintage book. 2 fresh strawberries on the side.
      Easy Strawberry Crumble Bars (no oats)

    Easy Weekday Recipes

    • Cuban Garbanzos Fritos
    • stack of 4 zucchini, corn and bacon fritters on a white plate with a dolop of sour cream on top.
      Corn, Bacon, and Zucchini Fritters
    • portion of meat with mashed potatoes in a white deep plate with a gold rim.
      French Sausage Shepherd's Pie
    • Ground beef served in white plate wit some white rice and 3 slices of avocados, there are 2 glasses of water with slices of lemon.
      Instant Pot Beef Picadillo with Cuban Sofrito
    • top view of some quesadillas on a brown paper. The quesadilla is sliced and the cheese is pulled. there is some cilantro in a small ramekin and slice of lime
      Best Carne Asada Quesadillas
    • Close side view of 2 brown bowls with sweet and sour chicken served over white rice, some chop sticks on top
      Easy Instant Pot Sweet And Sour Chicken

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