Cozy fall in our French cottage
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Bonjour everyone!
I am just taking you along with me in a week where we're getting the cottage ready for us to move back in as a family. I am also cooking one of our guests' favorite recipes: a butternut and goat's cheese risotto. Of course it will be in the book but here's the recipe:
1 butternut squash
1 orange
1/4 tablespoon chili flakes
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
pepper
1 red onion
3 tablespoons butter
300g arborio rice
1.5l vegetable stock (from cubes or homemade)
a large sprig of thyme
3 tablespoons sage leaves cut in half
100g pecans
150g soft goat’s cheese (Chavroux or similar)
About 100g hard / aged goat’s cheese to crumble on top of the dish
Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Cut the butternut in dices of about 2 cm. You can eat the skin but I prefer pealing the squash.
Press the orange to obtain the juice. Mix the butternut dices in a bowl with the orange juice, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and the chili flakes. Put on a baking baking tray lined with parchment paper and cook in the oven for about 20 minutes until soft. Keep warm.
Now make the risotto : prepare the vegetable stock by dissolving the cubes in 1.5 liter of boiling water.
Mince the onion.
Melt a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of butter in a deep cast iron pan (le Creuset style) and fry the onion for 2 minutes.
Add the rice and cook for about 3 minutes while stirring until they are all covered in oil and butter and start to be a little translucent.
Add enough vegetable stock to cover all rice. Remove the leaves from the sprigs of thyme by sliding your fingers down the stem, add to the pan and stir. Keep stirring until the rice has absorbed most of the stock and add a little more. Keep doing this until the rice is cooked but still has some bite. This will take about 15 to 20 minutes.
While the risotto cooks, make the topping. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan and fry the sage for about 5 minutes until crispy. Break the pecans into big chunks and add to the sage. Stir to coat the pecans with the sage butter. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Now finish the risotto: stir in the soft goat’s cheese. When the cheese is fully melted and all is combined, add the butternut and combine.
Put a portion of risotto on a plate, sprinkle over the sage and pecans and crumble a little aged goat’s cheese on top. Serve immediately.
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See you next week!
Marloes
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8…To everything, there is a season…🌷🍁❄️☀️ Thank you for your peaceful videos, God bless you❣️🥰💕🙏🏻💕
For your weeds in the stones, try using white vinegar. A couple applications a season, especially getting an early start in the spring, should keep them at bay in an eco friendly way.
Lovely video and Tiguette certainly has add to your You Tube site!
She’s the star of the show!
~like that age old saying.. "I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers"!
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Thank you for allowing Tigret to take centre stage. She is the perfect colouring of Fall. I am going to do your lovely risotto for dinner tomorrow night and I can't wait to have your book on my coffee table. Take care. ❤😊🐈
Thank you! Do let me know how you liked the risotto!
Thank you Marlow for your peaceful attitude towards life and for sharing it 💗
My pleasure!
OMG! Tigrette is such an adorable name, just as funny & cute as Karl Lagerfeld's cat he called Choupette!!! I love it when the non-human family member receives a perfect name which suit their personality!
Haha, yes we found her in the street as a kitten, starving, skinny, sick and scarred. We figured she had probably already seen a lot in her young life and had fought to stay alive so we named her Tigrette. It fits her perfectly!
She is one lucky cat living her best life thanks to you & your family!@@FrenchCountryLife
Beautiful countryside. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Watching your videos makes me want to live in Burgundy 🙂
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Thank you Marloes. Long or short, any video is wonderful and of course takes top spot if Tigrette makes her appearance. Peace and Happy Fall. 🍁
Thank you for your support!
I'm always happy to see your videos. Three weeks from today, I will be in France! Unfortunately, I won't be in Burgundy this time. The risotto looks delicious. A perfect fall dish.
Enjoy your trip to France!
So restful just listening to your voice and the seenerey is lovely take care regards Lesley in anglesey 🙋👍💐
Thank you!
Thank you for this relaxing post that also had wisdom in it.🤩 The length of this post is very good for me. The length of a post isn't necessarily the same as quality, although l am aware that longer peaceful gives time to breathe and reflect over the message of the post. But short and sweet can be good too! Thank you so much for posting meaningful, peaceful, interesting content 😘🇩🇰🙏
Thanks!
The cottage is so cozy and restful. I agree with you about following natures lead as we begin to slow down and ease into the next season. I love to pick some of the mint with its little blue flowers and mix it with the flowers from my garden to put in little vases in my house. The risotto looks so delicious, I’m looking forward to making it and your new book as well.
Thank you! Do let us know here how you liked the risotto once you’ve tried it!
What a wonderful recipe idea! Thank you so much. Can't wait to make it. 🍁
Thanks! Let me know how you liked it!
Hi I've been in France for 4 weeks now,currently in Montignac Lascaux a very nice town with a river running through. I just love France when the sun is setting 5pm-8pm, the colours splashing across the country side,just beautiful :) One thing that I just cannot adapt to is these square big pillows ! I'm 6'4" and because of these square pillows,my head is not up the bed properly and my feet hang out over the edge of the mattress :( Now here's a weeding tip Don't pull the weeds and if you do,don't shake them. Because at the weed root,have a look you will see the weed's seeds. Use either hot water or a weed wand and it will kill right down the root of the weed plus the seeds :)
Thank you for sharing your advice!
You can buy smaller pillows at Ikea in France. I don’t like the big square pillows either. We have both for our guests in your cottage and cabin
Your garden is lovely!🌱
Thank you!
Thank you for this amazing video! 🧡🤎💛
My pleasure!
Love any squash recipe. As you get older, antioxidants are your best friends and squash is loaded with them. Have you tried using a weed barrier fabric below your crushed gravel? Fall has come to Wisconsin with temps of 55/56 F (12/13C). Leaves are already changing in northern areas. Our maple tree is auburn red. Looking forward to your cookbook. Enjoy the weather.
Thanks! We have a weed barrier underneath. Enjoy the fall!
Your vlogs are sooooo calming. If I were to be frazzled in any way, your calming voice and relaxed pace while cooking would defuse any stress I was currently feeling. And, yes! Fall is my absotively favourite season ever. It is so beautiful here in Southern Ontario, Canada just now. I live in wine country in Niagara and all of the grapes and wine oriented events make it all special. Thanks for your efforts on your audience’s behalf!
Thank you! Enjoy the fall season!
It looks so peaceful ⭐️❤️
Thanks!
My favorite time of the year! This risotto looks so delish by the way 😋 Is the weather warmer than usual this year?
Thanks! It was this warm and sunny last year and the years before as well but I
feel it is a little warm for the time of year
That was lovely. Again. ❤
So cosy ! 🙏💕🌷
Thank you!
I so love Autumn and the changing of colors and life. Love the recipe you showed and look forward to your cookbook
Thanks!
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Also, I spray 40% vinegar on my weeds. Its organic. But I would keep the cat in until it dries.
Thanks! They say it hurts the soil as well and if there are plants around that you want to grow well you should be careful with vinegar. What’s your experience with that?
@@FrenchCountryLife i use the vinegar. U r using it on the driveway, I see no prob with that. Just make sure your kitty stays out of it until it dries.
I love this transition from summer to autumn.... I was smiling watching you cook the risotto, it looks like you have the same cookware as me lol 😂 😁 cuddles to Tigrette
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Happy autumn days ❤
To you too!
What a gorgeous dish, the butternut squash and risotto! I’d love to try making that some day soon. I so enjoy your channel so much! A fan from the Capital Region of Canada!
Let me know how you liked the risotto when you’ve had a chance to make it!
Oh Canada! 🖐 from Wisconsin 🍻
Beautiful!
Ty to put a thin wet towel under your cutting board so it doesn't move and cut your finger. I used to cook for a living and that's what we did in the restaurant ;) x
Thank you!
That’s great that you had a good season with your cottage rental Marloes 👍 .. lucky people who got to stay ☺️ I have lots of Cosmos here still in bloom & dahlias .. like you say hanging onto summer. I love the crisp autumn days & your risotto looks just the hearty type of warming goodness to eat 😋 I enjoy the changing seasons & the colours nature brings us. Enjoy your rest .. you deserve it after all your hard work at home & with your new cookbook 🥰
Thank you!
Oh beautiful bread ! I will try it for sure as soon as I can. Be blessed and happy, hello from Paris ❤
Thank you!
How fun was that photo shoot! Can’t wait!
Thanks!
Looks wonderful!! Yum!
I love this time of year… Happy Fall!🍂🌾🐿️
Happy fall to you too!
I worry about learning a new language as I am 67…but i love languages…so I must try
Never too old to learn!
Autumn is absolutely my favorite time of year. I am so excited and anxious to order your cookbook. The butternut risotto recipe looks incredibly delicious! 😊
Thanks for your support!
This place is amazing....❤
Thanks
Lovely video, and enjoyed most of the comments below. I don't understand the one nasty one but I figure that individual is just not nice on a good day so moving on🍁
Thanks!
Such a calming autumn video. Do not despair; things always work out although we don't see it at the time. Easy for me to say biut easy for you if you let time fix things and hubby thoo:)) Love your viideos and your cooking sections.
Here, we are preparing for tropical storm Phillipe; skies are grey and wind is picking up. Eastern Canada is in for it.
So lovely!
Thank you
vous êtes aussi à l'aise dans le jardin que dans la cuisine ...bravo et le plaisir d'assaisonner avec les plantes du jardin est un luxe ..j'en connais un qui doit se régaler avec vos plats !!
Merci! ❤
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very nice video. I personally like the shorter 12-15 minute videos. Your camera work is great and your story is succinct. Thnk you
Thanks!
What about using the gates as accent pieces at the opening to the parking, without the gates being really functional? Just an idea.
Yes we’re thinking about something like that!
Merci for all your lovely videos. I'd love to know what sofa you use that allows you to change the covers. I'm assuming they are washable? Happy Autumn! :)
They’re Ikea Ektorp. We’ve had them forever, also in our house in The Netherlands.
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Merci
I have seen others with properties in France with gravel drives etc use a portable flame thrower that they use to burn weeds. Might be less labour intensive?
Thanks for sharing!
👍 If you plant lavender at the bords of your driveway weeds will grow less . But takes 5yrs for the lavender to grow big enough.
I recommand lessenteursduquercy for lavender .
Thanks for the advice!
May I ask which camera/iphone you are using for this video? Thank you:)
I am going to try your risotto recipe, thank you for sharing. Enjoy Autumn.:)
I use an iPhone 12 Pro. Let me know how you liked the risotto once you’ve tried it!
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New to this channel. May i ask where you live when your your cottage iis rented out?
Welcome to the channel! We’re in Burgundy, near Beaune. The cottage is rented from May to September.
Hola cómo se llama el canal de OLAF !! Gracias ☺️
Hola! It’s @aandefranseslag
If I do not enjoy goats cheese…what would be a good substitute
Any other soft or even hard cheese you like. It brings freshness and creaminess if you pick a soft cheese and a deeper richer taste if you choose a hard cheese such as Parmesan or even a blue cheese would be really nice! Just pick any cheese you like and try to see what you prefer!
Time for you to rest a little ❤
Yes!! Very ready for it 😊
hi, I sent you an email regarding the Virtual alignment Retreat.. Awaiting you feedback... thanks..
Oh I haven’t seen that! I am currently not hosting that but will definitely share it here if ever I start a new group! I am sorry to have kept you waiting for a reply!
Are you vegetarian? I haven’t seen you cook meat. No judgment, just asking.
No but I don’t eat a lot of meat indeed.