Author Archives: Olivier Dehon

Pommes Dauphines

This is a deep-fried potato choux, a classic Xmas special for the Dehon’s! It is a mix of the standard Choux Pastry with a puree of potatoes. [Initially posted in 12th Oct. 2013 !]         Ingredients : … Continue reading

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Not a Clock

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Hate Levee – Borinage Recipe

First published 14th June 2019.  “Hâte levée”….up early in old Belgian/French for the miners going to work. Eaten cold or as an aperitif.       Ingredients: Pork Belly Pepper / Salt / Nutmeg / Thyme or Provence Herbs / … Continue reading

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Truffes or Chocolate Truffles

La recette familialle des truffes au Chocolat de la famille Sevin.   Ingredients pour 45 Truffes: 300g of good chocolate. 2oog of unsalted butter. 4 egg yokes (discard the whites) The recipe is missing the sugar quantity but I estimate … Continue reading

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Advent of Code

Been participating in this challenge of coding. I am sharing with my son, my brother and a few Geeky friends! It was easy for the first few days but now it is getting super hard…my old brain cannot deal with … Continue reading

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Monday Virus Mutation

Been learning more Javascript stuff and made a Frame recording app for some of the loops I have been making. There is so much stuff online to look at! This is inspired by a piece of work I received on … Continue reading

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Pecan Spiced Candies

This was first published 14-Dec-2013! Updated for confinement morale boost…               Ingredients: Dried Pecans (enough to cover a cooking tray) 3 Tablespoons or 45 grams of Brown Sugar Black Pepper – to your taste … Continue reading

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Moutabal (Aubergine dip)

  Ingredients: 2 Aubergines 4 Tablespoons of tahini 4 tablespoons of yoghurt 1 lemon juice 2 garlic cloves 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 cayenne pepper How to make : Video Here Prick the aubergines and cook over a … Continue reading

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Houmous & Hummus & Hummous

So simple to do and delicious with Pitta Bread or just crisps and a glass of wine.   Also a video of me making it here.       Ingredients: A can of Chickpeas, rinse them before use.(until foam goes … Continue reading

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More COVID-19 shit…

  I am struggling with confinement and with potential impact to rest of our lives in general. I am blessed to be healthy in general and family been protected so far, still, I feel that everything is on “Pause” and … Continue reading

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Pitta Bread

This is super easy to do and very quick. It is an easy way to get some bread done quickly for a meal.   With a video here.                 Ingredients for 4 large … Continue reading

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List of Things – ZELIST

Here is a place to keep a long list of things I would like to do and make etc… ZenSand table Chrome Extension to consolidate all windows into one Automatic trading bot using python or javascript Energy Stuff : build … Continue reading

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Donuts anybody ? (or is it doughnut)…

Hummm…want to try to make some doughnuts at home….first time….wish me luck! Was Delicious and well worth the work. Although, I went to the pub and forgot them as they were rising it was ok in the end… also got … Continue reading

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Moussaka chez Mamy

Even my mum is now following internet recipes for things that she has been doing for years ! Here is the link :http://www.lacuisinedebernard.com/2013/07/la-moussaka-grecque.html Obviously there is a few small secrets… She uses half-cooked potatoes as the first base layer for … Continue reading

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Pancakes USA style

  Simple, super quick to make but super effective to get you started with your day… Nice thick and fluffy Great for ski days, sports days in general or recovery from a good night out…     Ingredients: 1 cup … Continue reading

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More Quarantine

Back from holidays in France having to endure another 14 days of isolation for quarantine….it is doing my head in… To keep my mind from looping out of control, I made some generative art which illustrates my mind at the … Continue reading

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Wimbledon 2020

It got cancelled….but not a the Dehon’s….!

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Pates de fruits

This was first posted on 20th September 2015.   I have made a few over the years and more recently have shared with some friends the current recipe so below is slightly updated process etc…they are still super nice! It … Continue reading

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Black Lives matter

As I was playing with the coding of some generative art things on my computer, I was influenced to make a design which connected with the overall sentiment of revolt and rage following the protests of Black Lives Matter. This … Continue reading

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Creme Brulee

Need to make some of these with the recipe from my mum.         Ingredients : 3 Egg Yokes 100ml of Full fat milk 250ml of single cream 50g of Sugar 1 pack of Vanilla Sugar 1 Zest … Continue reading

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