{"id":8,"date":"2008-09-24T03:12:03","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T07:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=8"},"modified":"2008-09-24T03:12:03","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T07:12:03","slug":"chez-maite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/chez-maite\/","title":{"rendered":"Chez Ma\u00eft\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was living in France for the second time in 2003 there was a Big Brother\u00a0type show on television (Nice People) which I avidly watched and one of the guest housemates was a French cook named Ma\u00eft\u00e9. \u00a0Since I wasn’t eating there, I obviously fell in love with her personality as she’s bubbly, fun, quick-witted and she loves to cook and really gets you into it too. \u00a0It was the only time I can think of where I ran out to a bookstore to specifically buy a cookbook. \u00a0And I still have her cookbook <\/span>La cuisine de Ma\u00eft\u00e9<\/em><\/span>. \u00a0It’s a favorite of mine as it’s quite easy to follow and makes French cuisine seem so simple. \u00a0You’ll be producing excellent four-course meals in no time! \u00a0She has two other great books as well – <\/span>Les desserts de Ma\u00eft\u00e9<\/em><\/span> <\/span>and <\/span>Les soupes de Ma\u00eft\u00e9<\/em><\/span>. \u00a0She has a cooking show on French television called A table avec Ma\u00eft\u00e9<\/em> and has appeared on TV, in the movies, in films, on radio and just about everywhere. <\/span>Read about her in French in Wikipedia<\/a>. <\/span>She\u2019s quite a character!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s her French Onion Soup recipe:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n5 large onions
\n3 tablespoons of oil
\n1 knob of butter (basically a walnut-size clump of butter)
\n1 garlic clove
\n1 bouquet garni (a bundle of herbs)
\n1 glass of white wine
\n9 cups of vegetable broth
\n1\/2 glass of Porto
\n2 cups of Gruy\u00e8re cheese
\n5 slices of hard bread
\nSalt
\nPepper<\/span><\/p>\n

Instructions<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n1) Wash and finely slice the onions.
\n2) Place on a pot over medium heat and put in the oil and butter.
\n3) Throw in the onions and stir constantly as they brown.
\n4) Deglaze the onions with the white wine and the Porto. \u00a0Add some salt and pepper.
\n5) Gradually add the hot vegetable broth.
\n6) Add the garlic and the bouquet garni and let boil for 15 minutes.
\n7) \u00a0Cut the slices of bread into four pieces each to make the croutons.
\n8) Brown them a bit in a little oil over low heat. \u00a0Add more oil if necessary as you brown them so they don’t burn.
\n9) Place the croutons, then the cheese, the soup, then croutons and cheese again in individual au gratin bowls.
\n10) Place the bowls under the grill for 5 minutes and serve.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is an interview with Ma\u00eft\u00e9 en <\/span><\/span>Le Journal des Femmes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And you can read the menu and get recipes from her restaurant at www.chezmaite.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bon app\u00e9tit!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was living in France for the second time in 2003 there was a Big Brother\u00a0type show on television (Nice People) which I avidly watched and one of the guest housemates was a French cook named Ma\u00eft\u00e9. \u00a0Since I wasn’t eating there, I obviously fell in love with her personality as she’s bubbly, fun…<\/p>\n

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