This recipe is the simplest I know. It's not even a recipe. It's only a simple vinaigrette poured over boiled or steamed leeks. But it is a delicious super quick dish which my family, including the 3 kids, consider as their favourite entrée and which is also a great Parisian café classic. If you … Read More
Archives for December 2016
Magimix Cook Expert vs Thermomix
This is the ultimate battle: Magimix Cook Expert vs Thermomix. Get yourself a nice drink, it's going to be long.... When I decided to buy a thermo-appliance one year and a half ago I started by creating this complicated comparison table on an Excel spread sheet where I put down all the machines … Read More
Magimix Steamer XL vs Thermomix Varoma
During my trip to France last (French) summer, I decided to ask Magimix what improvements they had made to their Cook Expert. I went to meet them and they showed me all the great things they've done to the machine since I bought it the year before. They talked about their new steamer project and … Read More
New Magimix Cook Expert XL Dough blade or hook
If you have been following me for a little while, you must know by now that I'm a bit of a bread nerd... I didn't want to use the Magimix Cook Expert standard blade because it didn't get me the same result as the traditional dough hook such as the one attached to my Kenwood Chef. So I cooked all … Read More
Magimix Cook Expert improvements for 2017
When I went to France last (French) summer, I couldn't resist but to contact Magimix because I had heard they had made a very interesting improvement to the Cook Expert I bought a year before. At the time, the machine they sold was limited to 30 mins of cooking when the blade was set on zero … Read More