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Mardi Michels

Mardi Michels is a full-time French teacher to elementary school-aged boys and the author of Eat. Live. Travel. Write.–a blog focusing on culinary adventures near and far. As part of her job, she runs after-school cooking classes for her students and their families (classes are currently virtual).  Mardi grew up in Australia, lived and taught in Paris for over five years, and now calls Toronto home. In 2014, Mardi and her husband purchased a home in southwest France, which they operate as a vacation rental property.

Mardi also offers French cooking and baking classes for adults and children around Toronto. Her first book, In the French Kitchen with Kids, was published July 31, 2018 (Appetite by Random House). Her second book, French Food for Everyone, will be published chapter by chapter starting with le goûter (after-school snacks) on August 31, 2021. Read more here.

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Mardi Michels
A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

Chocolate Caramel Cake

6 hrs

An overhead view of a skillet of shrimp pasta and two servings on plates nearby.

Garlic-Butter Shrimp Pasta

30 mins

A pot of spaghetti and meat sauce with tongs in it and two bowls of spaghetti and meat sauce with forks.

One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

30 mins

Sixteen date bars on a piece of parchment paper on a round oval tray.

Date Bars

2 hrs

A white and brown plate filled with beef and leek stir fry, topped with peanuts.

Buttery Beef and Peanut Stir-Fry

50 mins

A metal roasting pan filled with roasted chicken thighs, olives, lemon, tomatoes, feta, and herbs.

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes and Feta

1 hr 25 mins

A pink bowl filled with lemon garlic shrimp pasta with a fork resting inside.

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

30 mins

A blue and white bowl filled with San Francisco-style Vietnamese garlic noodles with a pair of chopsticks resting on the side of the bowl.

San Francisco-Style Vietnamese Garlic Noodles

30 mins

A white plate topped with crispy smashed potato salad sprinkled with pancetta and chives and topped with a creamy dressing.

Crispy Smashed Potato Salad

1 hr 10 mins

Three easy marinated chicken skewers on a blue plate and a fourth one on top of a piece of flatbread.

Easy Marinated Chicken Skewers

2 hrs 45 mins

A raspberry almond crumble cake, with a slice on its side on a circle of parchment paper

Raspberry Almond Crumble Cake

1 hr 20 mins

a woman's hands lifting ginger-scallion fish fillets from a baking sheet

Ginger-Scallion Fish Fillets

30 mins

Green beans with browned butter and almonds in an oval white bowl with a serving spoon.

Green Beans with Browned Butter and Almonds

30 mins

A sliced loaf of hummingbird loaf cake, beside a glass dish of butter and a butter knife.

Hummingbird Loaf Cake

1 hr 10 mins

A skillet filled with spaghetti with zucchini, lemon, and basil, with a fork resting in it and a bowl of Parmesan on the side.

Spaghetti with Zucchini, Lemon, and Basil

30 mins

A creamy pot of three-ingredient macaroni and cheese in a yellow Dutch oven, garnished with chives. A wooden spoon rests nearby with a bit of cheesy pasta on it.

3 Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese

20 mins

A roasting pan filled with chicken thighs, cloves of caramelized garlic, and sprigs of fresh thyme.

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

1 hr 45 mins

Twice baked bacon-Cheddar potatoes, cut in half and stuffed with Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, and chives.

Twice-Baked Potatoes With Bacon and Cheddar

1 hr 30 mins

A pile of homemade graham crackers on a marble table with a glass of milk nearby.

Homemade Graham Crackers

55 mins

A rack of six golden brown and puffy Yorkshire pudding

Yorkshire Pudding

1 hr 10 mins

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