Comforting cuisine, homemade comfort food and chocolate: confinement will not have the last word! During this period, it's the perfect time to put comfort food on the menu … Discover our selection of the best ideas for quick, easy and ultra-gourmet recipes!
Containment: the season of heartwarming recipes is on!
This period of confinement will not get the better of our greed! Winter, lower temperatures and confinement: the winning combo for cooking comforting seasonal recipes during this confinement.
On the menu: chocolate for morale, potatoes, lots of cheese (flowing if possible), homemade pizzas and a few vegetables here and there for variety.
Eating is good for (health) the moral ! Here are our top cooking ideas to make every meal a treat for yourself.
1- Pancake Shaker Kit – COOKUT
>> Available on Amazon: with caramelized apples, classic chocolate, or a savory version, crêpes remain THE gourmet dish that is always good for morale. No need for a food processor, mixer or scale: add the recipe ingredients following the measurements on the jar, shake and pour directly into the pan. Feel free to alternate pancake, waffle and pancake recipe.
>> Price: € 19.90
2 – Heart waffle maker – PRINCESS
>> Available on amazon: Who says pancake batter, says waffle maker. Heart-shaped, for fun! In a few words: 1200W, easy to clean, non-stick coating, indicator light, non-slip feet. Result? Ultra thick waffles, cooked in minutes.
>> Indicative price: 30 €
For a Christmas-style waffle recipe: serve with chestnut cream and flaked almonds!
3 – Crepe maker 6 people Colormania – TEFAL
>> Available on Cdiscount: Tefal is THE user-friendly kitchen reference and this appliance can cook 6 small pancakes at the same time. The real plus : no longer wait for your turn after the children to devour your pancakes! Included: 6 spatulas and 1 ladle. Comfort food tip: for a brunch or a gourmet meal,
>> Indicative price: 54.04 eur (in several times possible)
Comfort food recipe: think of scrambled eggs to serve on pancakes for a brunch> Scrambled egg toast with bacon
4 – Almost meter of spread – Comptoir de Mathilde
>> Available on L'Avant Gardiste : Do you dream of chocolate? No worries, Mathilde's counter will make each breakfast unique. Discover a small pot of 30gr of spread behind each box … There are 24 of them, just what you need for a gourmet Advent calendar before Christmas! Team hazelnuts and cocoa, caramelized pecans or speculoos?
>> Price: € 39.95
5 – A little vegetables? Easy Soup Heating Blender
>> Available on Cdiscount : We weren't going to leave you without eating vegetables! To change the rice and pasta, the soup in a few minutes will be THE ideal soft dish. The Easy Soup blender has 4 automatic programs: velvety soup, soup with pieces, compote and hot or cold mix. Prepare up to 1.2L of preparation: a book of 30 recipes is included. I promise, even the kids will love it.
>> Indicative price: € 84.99
Read also: our 5 tips for getting children to eat vegetables
6 – Cheese! Raclette 2 people by candle – COOKUT
>> Available on amazon: Because the joy of enjoying a good raclette is not just reserved for meals with family or friends! And also because cheese is life, singles and couples will be able to enjoy this comfort dish par excellence. Simple and practical : melt the raclette cheese in 3 minutes with just 2 candles. Nomadic, ecological, chic and trendy: aim for one raclette per week to warm up before the Christmas marathon!
>> Indicative price: from 19 €
7 – Raclette or fondue box – LA BOX DU FROMAGER
>> Available on La Box du Fromager: Since 2017, La Box Fromage has been delighting us with the best cheeses in France, lovingly selected by Bernard Mure-Ravaud, Best worker in France and World Cheese Champion. Receive an assortment of 5 local raw milk cheeses for 4 or 6 people (200g per person). Each box is delivered with a cold block and a description of each cheese. Are you hesitating? There is also the fondue box, the Advent calendar or the production kit to make your cheese.
>> Price: € 22.95 per box / € 20.95 for 3 months of cheese (1 box / month)
8 – The logical next step: rotating cheese board
>> Available on Amazon: a box for cheese lovers, containing 4 practical serving utensils (butter and soft dough knife, baked dough knife, a parmesan shovel-blade and 1 fork).
>> Indicative price: 24.55 €
Seasonal food tips:
– Roast apples in the oven (Canada type) for about 30 minutes. Once cooked, cut them in half, and place on each piece of rocamadour. Return to the oven for 10 minutes, and serve hot with a salad.
– For an original salad recipe: slice raw endive and button mushrooms, season with balsamic vinegar and a drizzle of olive oil, add pear cubes, raisins and pieces of Roquefort!
9 – Retro popcorn maker – L'Avant Gardiste
>> Available on L'Avant Gardiste : in salty or sweet, popcorn makes everyone agree. Netflix parties will never be the same again! Cooking without oil, in 2 minutes, and up to 8 full cups. All you have to do is go buy some popcorn corn! (In supermarket or organic store)
>> Price: € 49.95
10 – Comfort Food: Jamie Oliver's top recipes
>> Available on amazon: This book contains the chef's most comforting recipes Jamie Oliver. Simple pleasures, dishes from our childhood, easy recipes that make you smile! And to pass this period, it is not too much … Quesadillas, peanut stew, shrimp and curry noodle recipe, Daal, house burger, gourmet crumble and more. All in 30 minutes flat!
>> Price: € 22.90
11 – A local cooked dish – Epicerie Fine Edelices
>> Available on Edélices: Duck confit gizzards, organic carrot velouté, sautéed pork with maroilles, Flemish carbonade, Basque chicken and more. Cooked with love in France, and selected by Edélices, the 1st community delicatessen in France. The concept : bring together the best local products from France and elsewhere in one place. Customers participate by offering products from their region, a great initiative to support!
>> Price: cooked meals from € 5.50
12 – A bread and pastries machine – MOULINEX
>> Available on Amazon: craving for crispy breads and homemade pastries? It's time to get started: this bread maker has 16 intuitive and automatic programs (wholemeal bread, gluten-free bread, with cereals, pizza dough, cake, etc.). Enough to perfume the house with the smell of hot bread like in a bakery …
>> Indicative price: from 144 € (free delivery)
13 – Chocolate Bomb Box – L'Avant Gardiste
>> Available on Avant Gardiste: This box was designed by and for gourmets and hot chocolate is not just for children! Each ball is filled with small marshmallows … To plunge into a bowl of hot milk. Pure pleasure, ultimate comfort food, plaid bonus and warm sets. We love.
>> Price: € 14.95
14 – Special 80s-90s box set – Souvenirs Generations
>> Available on Génération Souvenirs : they did it ! Génération Souvenirs is the site to (re) discover the sweets, candies and chocolates that have rocked our childhood and that of our parents since the 1960s! Smarties, retro M & m's, Werther's Original, Galak, Baby Pop, dentures and older versions of Carambars.
>> Price: pouches from € 8.50, Christmas boxes, or individual candiesé (Coronavirus: 100% operational deliveries)
15 – Melt with pleasure: Lumi Choco fondue – COOKUT
>> Available on Amazon: to change the chocolate from the Christmas calendar to eat, this little fondue machine allows you to prepare an ultra gourmet dessert in a few minutes (and all year round). For a chocolate fondue with seasonal fruits: mandarins, pineapples, apples, pears or … marshmallows (which grow all year round!)
>> Price: from € 19.90 (or € 22.90 with free shipping)
16 – Pizza and Grill 3-in-1 oven – EMERIO
>> Available on CDiscount: An all-in-one device: become the pizza maker of the house thanks to this mini terracotta table oven that keeps pizzas warm. On the grill you can grill bacon (or vegetables) before placing them on the pizza dough. The kit contains 6 round pans, 6 wooden spatulas, 6 round pizza peels and 1 cookie cutter to prepare the pizza dough suitable for the peels. Everyone has their own recipe!
>> Indicative price: 105.45 €
Ideas for seasonal pizza toppings:
– From chicken + curry + pineapple in pieces
– Soy cream + strips of smoked salmon + button mushrooms + grilled broccoli
– Light cream + fresh goat cheese + seared and lemon fernouil + walnut oil
17 – French fries (without oil) – Philips Airfryer
>> Available on Amazon : In need of a cone of crispy fries? With the Airfryer, no more excuses: making French fries is not only very easy, but also fast AND healthy. One tablespoon of oil only for a round of fries for 3 people (or a great gourmet). To change potatoes, dare the fried version of vegetables (carrots, parsnips, pumpkins, sweet potatoes) and even fruit!
>> Price: from 122 euros
18 – Recipes from a confined pastry chef – Christophe Michalak
>> Available on Amazon: From salty to sweet, discover the 50 recipes "from the cupboard" of the famous pastry chef Christophe Michalak. Recipes for aperitif, starter, main course, (gazpacho, pissaladière, cannelloni, vegetable curry …) for dessert ("phew" pie, madeleine cake, oriental pistachio flan …) or snack (spread, Liège waffles, donuts, hot chocolate …). What to compete with an elaborate "opera" cake!
>> Price: € 14.95
19 – Electric milk frother with pourer
>> Available on Amazon : Capuccino, latte, coffee-hazelnut or even macchiato, this appliance remains the most practical for frothing milk. This all-in-one electric carafe provides dense foam in 2 minutes. You can choose from: froth cold milk or heat the milk to obtain a hot froth. What to concoct a tea-time at home …
>> Price: from € 35.99
20 – Set of stencils and special cappuccino sieve
>> Available on Amazon: Starry milk cloud, sparkling heart sprinkled with cocoa, cinnamon pattern and gourmet decorations … This set of stencils will put your patience and precision to the test! 16 different stencils and two pots with sieve.
>> Price: € 11.99