Archive for April, 2010

pineappletart2web

Tart for those who don’t like desserts – Tart-brioche with coconut, fromage blanc and pineapple

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16 years ago
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La tarte pour ceux qui n’aiment pas les desserts – Tarte briochée à la noix de coco, fromage blanc et ananas My good friend Ute came for dinner, she is German, I am Franco-Italian and we have exactly the same tastes, likes and dislikes as far as food and cuisine is concerned. We love the same [...]
milfeuille3web

Thanks Anna! – Millefeuille of potatoes Anna, artichokes and salmon, Parsely jus

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16 years ago
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Merci Anna!- Millefeuilles de pommes Anna, artichauts et saumon, jus de persil Millefeuille can mean different things in French…Originally millefeuille is a traditional dessert sold in many bakeries, made out of two layers of crème patissière (custard) and three layers of puff pastry. It’s called [...]
pizzafeta5web

A sunny day – Mini pizza with red bell pepper pesto, grilled eggplants, artichokes and feta

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16 years ago
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Una giornata soleggiata – Pizzette con pesto di peperoni, melanzane grigliate, carciofi e feta If life leaves you pizza dough, make more pizza!! I love mini sizes portions, and bites, I think there is some cuteness in the size of a small bite, you don’t have to cut it, destroy it in from of your [...]

Citron et Vanille on Blogcritics – Thanks Lazaro

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16 years ago
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Citron et Vanille sur Blogcritics – Merci Lazaro I just wanted to take the opportunity (hmm sounds like the Oscars) to thank Lazaro from the Lazaro Cooks blog for writing such a wonderful article about Citron et Vanille on Blogcritics and entitled “Inspiration: The Creative Wind Beneath our [...]
grilledfennel5web

Let's grill all of them – Grilled fennel salad with red onions, baby roma tomatoes – mustard capers dressing

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16 years ago
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On va tous les griller – Salade de fenouils grillés, oignons rouges, tomates romaines naines – vinaigrette de moutarde et câpres I am just wondering when allergy season will end, I think this year it’s been a bad year and I have to chose between allergy pills that will stop the itchy eyes, sneezes [...]
galettepatates2web

For a happy lunch – Melting potato bouchées with herbs and mozzarella – Yogurt mint dipping sauce

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16 years ago
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Pour un déjeûner gourmand  – Bouchées de pomme de terre aux herbes et mozzarella, sauce yaourt menthe I kept forgetting about those potato bouchées, I think we tend to forget good old recipes in our search to find new ones, but this one is too good to forget. So as we continue on a vegetarian [...]
polentacake7web

A less famous polenta – Sweet polenta cake with strawberry-rhubarb compote

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16 years ago
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Una polenta sconosciuta – Polenta dolce con salsa alle fragole e rabarbaro Sometimes I like to feature recipes that did not travel too far, like this one. I went for dinner at a Basque restaurant in San Francisco a few nights ago and one of the dessert item was “gâteau de maïs à la compote de [...]
potatosalad3web

Let's get back in shape – Grilled sweet potato and spinach salad with blood orange and candied ginger vinaigrette

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16 years ago
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On se refait une petite santé? – Salade de patates douces grillées et pousses d’épinards – vinaigrette d’orange sanguine et gingembre confit I am not sure where I had this for the first time…maybe in Boston (since I lived there at some point in my life before moving to San Francisco) at a [...]
potdecreme7web

Either way, it's good – Chocolate pot de crème or panna cotta?

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16 years ago
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Quoi qu’il en soit, c’est bon – Pot de crème au chocolat ou panna cotta? Again it’s that time of the year…allergy season. Stuffy nose, runny eyes, and non stop sneezing, at least it’s a sign that warms days are ahead…of course a little energy for cooking related activities especially with the anti [...]
broccolipuree3web

Eat your broccoli! – Almond shrimps with broccoli purée

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16 years ago
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Mange tes brocolis! – Crevettes aux amandes et purée de brocoli Nothing too fancy in this post, but rather a very simple combination of shrimps and broccoli. Very few ingredients that work well together. Vegetable purée is a great way to have the kids who are reluctant to eat vegetable actually [...]
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