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Shrimp and spinach bastilla
07 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Bastilla de crevettes et épinards
I have made chicken bastilla quite often but never with shrimps. Originally, I was thinking of a vegetarian version, then I thought shrimps would be a good idea. Bastilla is a Moroccan dish usually filled with meat or fish/seafood and wrapped in filo dough, [...]

Beet carpaccio with raspberries and raspberry vinegar dressing, goat yogurt herb sauce
07 years ago
Carpaccio de betteraves aux framboises et vinaigre de framboises, sauce yaourt grec, ail, citron et menthe
I love weekends, especially when I have enough time to explore new recipes and cook. That is my perfect weekend, and even more perfect when my experiments turn out delicious.
Strangely [...]

Très mango – Mango papillote three ways
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Très mangue – Papillote de mangues trois façons
It’s the season for those gorgeous keitt mangoes, so nothing better that using seasonal fruits. They only last for a couple of months so don’t miss on that. You will recognize them because they’re very large, and whose skin remains green even when [...]

Celery root purée, braised fennel and scallop with mango vinegar glaze
07 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Purée de celeri rave, fenouil braisé à l’orange et St Jacques au vinaigre de mangue
I haven’t celery rave in a long time, for no specific reason, maybe because I don’t enjoy peeling it. is that a good enough reason? maybe not.
In France we eat celery rave a lot, mainly in rémoulade. Rémoulade is [...]

Buckwheat pasta with roasted beets and beet leaves pesto
07 years ago
Tagliatelle al grano saraceno con barbabietole e pesto con foglie di barbabietole
Don’t throw away the green leaves of the root vegetables, they’re completely eatable and delicious. Beets are a zero waste vegetable. You can prepare the beet leaves like any other greens. Saute it, raw in salads, [...]

Polenta cakes with spinach, feta and herbs, roasted red pepper coulis
07 years ago
Sformatini di polenta con spinaci, feta e erbe, coulis di peperoni arrosto
I am not sure how this recipe was made alive, I kept looking at my two packs of polenta, thinking I need to use them at some point. I love polenta, I just never think of making it. It’s one of those things that you need [...]

A different kind of bourride – Bourride of monkfish, clams and shrimps
07 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Une bourride un peu différente – Bourride de lotte, coques et crevettes
Bourride is a Provencal dish, let’s say the cousin of bouillabaisse. It’s originally made out of monkfish. In this version, I added shrimps and clams and fennel in the broth. I love the combination of fennel and [...]

Asparagus vichyssoise with fennel, asparagus, fennel and egg salad
07 years ago
Vichyssoise d’asperges au fenouil, salade d’asperges et fenouil en vinaigrette de citron
This vichyssoise recipe has been on my mind for ever, but for whatever reason I never managed to finalize it. I have always wanted to make a vichyssoise, but a different version from the traditional one [...]

No flour pizza – Cauliflower crust pizza with mushrooms, fontina, cherry tomatoes and basil
07 years ago
by silvia
in Vegetarian - dairy
La pizza senza farina – Pizza con impasto al cavolfiore, funghi, fontina pomodori e basilico
I wanted to take more different pictures of this pizza with a more close up on a cut slice but unfortunately, my battery went off, so all I had time to take was a whole pizza uncut.
Since everyone has been [...]

Blanc-manger with almond milk, peach-apricot compte and grilled apricot
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Blanc-manger au lait d’amandes, compote de pêches-abricot et abricots grillés
This fits in the category “entremet” in France.
Entremet literally means “entre“= between and “met“= meal. In the 17e century, it refers to a meal that is served after roastbeef, and before dessert. It evolved from a [...]