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Alicia here to continue my culinary adventure through France. 

This week I chose Flammekueche, which I have made before, and loved! Flammekueche is from the Alsace region on the Eastern Border of France by the Rhine river. The region has a long and storied history. Many wars have been fought over the region and it has been conquered or just annexed by France and Germany. Alsace even has it's own dialect (language) that is being promoted recently to be learned in schools. Alsace is part of France now, but the region still has German influences in its culture. 

And that's why Flammekueche sounds German, but is a French food. I figure this fusion food is perfect since we have both French and German ancestors (remember we did German food in January).

Flammekueche is a thin crust onion and bacon tarte with a cream base. But in France it's more refereed to as a pizza. And also it's really delicious!!! Full disclosure, I have made this before. Last year Adrian and I did a very similar experiment, and I made Falmmekueche. I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I don't know why I didn't make it again until now. It's actually very fast and easy. It's one of the reasons I love it. I think there's a perception that French food is fussy and difficult, but not all of it is! And this is one of those recipes that can be a regular in your menu line-up!

Last time I think I used ricotta cheese to make the cream. But this time I saw some other recipes that lightened the recipe up by using greek yogurt for the cream base. If you were in France you would probably use something likebreakfast cream, but that is not very common here in America. I decided I would just get a single serving size of 2%  plain Greek yogurt, so I didn't have to have a whole carton of Greek yogurt. It was about 6oz of yogurt and 2 heaping TBS of natural sour cream. 

​This recipe calls for nutmeg and you do not want to skip it. It is so delicious! And it compliments the strong flavor of the onion so well. 

I also used store bought thin crust dough because we were having a really busy day, but usually I use our crust recipe (and I like ours better). But store bought works in a pinch. I accidentally over-baked it the first time around in the oven, but even though the crust was more brown than I would have liked, it still came out quite tasty!

Flammekueche ( Alsatian Pizza)

I hope you'll give this a try.

​And if you want to try out more French recipes, take a look at this awesome class put on by Panna! Panna is like Netflix for cooking videos by Michelin-starred Chefs, and they've just started a new class on French cooking! You can buy just the class (10 lessons) for $60 or sign up for the site for $5.99/month. There's also an option to join for life at $200. They have a free trial period, so you can sign up and if you don't like it, you can cancel your subscription. But I think you'll like it!

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     Whoot! We've made it to Friday Faves #50! And, since Thursday the first of February was National Candy Making Day, what a great way to celebrate our faves! Do you enjoy making homemade candies? We've shared a few of our favorite candy recipes in the past, but we will also be sharing a new favorite this week as well. These homemade candy choices will be perfect this time of year as it gets closer to Valentine's Day! You could even make your own little candy box for that special someone. 

What are your favorite homemade candies?

     You are going to notice that there is a theme among us here at 3 Winks.  Chocolate! I thought about giving a Divinity recipe, but let's get real.  It really is all about the chocolate. 

And Now, on to our newest recipe...

Butterscotch Not-so-squares

All of these recipes are super easy to make and would be perfect to share! Do you have candy recipes you love to make? Be sure to let us know about them! 
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          Busy moms often have so much going on that there is little time to get dinner on the table.  You know it isn't healthy to stick to hot dogs or cereal, but sometimes, you really need something quick! Trying to be frugal is important as well, so buying fast food or going out isn't in everyone's budget, nor is that a healthy way to eat, and it certainly doesn't bring the family around the table at dinnertime for those family times that we all need.  That is why I was excited to find this method of pan roasting a chicken in a cast iron skillet in about half an hour on Panna! 

         After the chicken is well browned on both sides, you put it into a 500 degree oven for about 15-20 min.! I was shocked!  I have never had my oven set all of the way to 500 degrees!  It kind of scared me! He even said that it would set off the smoke alarms! You should see the smoke when he pulls his chicken out of the oven!  Mine got smokey, but the alarms didn't go off.   

      My husband was so excited to see this chicken when he got home from work!  He loves a good chicken, roasted or fried.  It was very delicious.  I didn't cut up a whole chicken for this like Chef Kevin did.  I had leg quarters, so that is what I used.  But, what a great way to get a nice roasted chicken and salad on for dinner in about half an hour! You can do it, too!  Go to Panna and check out all of the great recipes and lessons to learn.  This recipe is available to anyone.  But there is a 30 day free trial to make all of the recipes available to you.  

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Last but not least, I just had to show you this skillet, Ha Ha! For your rock and roll chefs!