(Best Ever) Homemade French Onion Soup!

Happy Monday Beautiful! Here we are again, ready to start another amazing week of life. My Monday was pretty good for the most part. During my week off last week (Jules Week) I scratched so many things of my t-do list. I did so many things I've wanted to do for so long, including making homemade french onion soup (for the second time) I was so beyond stoked both times I made this because I was blown away at how perfect it turned out. Domestic goddess in tha houuuuuuusssse.

French Onion Soup is one of those things I only started liking in the last few years and my reaction was like "WTF, how did I not discover this earlier in life?" Anyway since I fell in love, it's been one of my most favourite dishes to order in restaurant (especially during the colder months)

I got this recipe from a "all you need is cheese" magazine that was free from the grocery store, and now I am going to BLOW YOUR MIND and share it with you :)

Ingredients :

• 2 tbsp butter
• 8 cups of red onions, thinly sliced (I think 3 or 4 cups is better though!)
• 1 cup sweet potato, grated
• 1 cup of red wine (duh!)
• 4 cups low sodium beef broth
• 1-2 tsp of fresh rosemary, chopped (game changer!)
• 6 slices of white bread, toasted (or a fresh baguette, or ciabatta!)
• 4.5 oz canadian aged cheddar, grated
• 4.5 oz canadian swiss cheese, grated

Preparation & Cooking :

• In a large sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter and cook onions for 10 minutes, stirring frequently
• Add sweet potato and cook for 3-4 minutes
• Deglaze red wine and reduce by half
• Add broth and rosemary, bring to a boil and let simmer for 15 minutes
• Pre-heat over at 450 F (230 C)
• Divide soup among oven-safe bowls, top each with a slice of bread and a handful of both cheeses
• Place bowls on a baking sheet and cook in the oven until cheese is browned. Serve immediately

There it is! ENJOY! 

let me know if you try this recipe out!

Paris love! Delicious food.

Well hello there! Or should I say Bonjour?

So far I've shared two Paris blog posts with you, and tonight I am delighting you with my third!

It's undeniable that one of Paris' best known wonders is the food! Obvi. We had some of the best meals I have ever eaten in my life! Simply devine.

There are a lot of things I love about Paris, and one of them is the art of going out to eat. Typically the french don't eat until after 9pm, which definitely took some getting used to! The restaurants normally don't even open until after 7pm and if you go at that time they are empty. Our first few days we realized that everyone started coming in as we were about to leave. Once we got the feel for the late meal times, we began to enjoy it a lot more. It's so lovely because when people go out to eat, they alllllways buy a bottle of wine, then sit and enjoy three dishes, and definitely always finish it off with dessert, and usually a coffee too. Did I mention that every friggin' meal comes with a bottomless pit of fresh bread?

I love the idea of really sitting down and enjoying your food but more so your company. It's a great way to look at it really. You go out for dinner with your boyfriend, family, friends or whom ever, and you sit there with them, and chat, and laugh and just enjoy. I LOVE it.

Here are a few photo's of some of the delicious food we ate. Although I must admit, usually once dinner came along, I didn't lug around my DSLR camera. Not pictured is my favourite meal I had while in Paris, Beef Bourguignon (OMG) // 

Mmmm. Late night snack anyone?!
xo