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Salad or tapas? – Smoke Trout on a cucumber mint and chives salad

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Salade ou tapas? – Salade de truite fumée sur concombre à la menthe, fromage blanc et ciboulette This weekend has been busy with birthday parties and other types of events, and we have been experiencing a hot and sunny weather in the Bay Area so when I see a ray of sun, I cannot help and be [...]

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

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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 [...]

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

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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 [...]

Not that ordinary – Chives crêpes stuffed with herb marinated salmon and leek mustard sauce

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Pas si ordinaires que ca – Crêpes à la ciboulette farcies au saumon mariné aux herbes et sauce blancs de poireaux-moutarde Crêpes are not necessarily boring, ok you’ll tell me they’re just crêpes, and everyone knows how to make them, so what’s the big deal? The bid deal is that the batter is [...]

Come here little turnip – Turnips stuffed with mushrooms, spinach, roquefort and walnuts

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Petit navet, viens par ici – Navets farcis au champignons, épinards, roquefort et noix Aren’t those irresistible? Turnips tend to be forgotten as a vegetable, even though often used in soups. In France we eat turnips in so many ways, and we even use their leaves in soups. I love turnips, they [...]

Ocean terrine – Scallops and shrimp terrine with herbs and asparagus ribbons in vinaigrette

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Terrine de la mer parfumée – Terrine de St Jacques et crevettes aux herbes – rubans d’asperges en vinaigrette I am fascinated by the world of terrines, like most French, we love terrines, and what is more French than a terrine? really maybe baguette? they can be refined and elegant, beautiful, [...]

Small dish but big flavors – Eggs cocotte with cream of zucchini, sundried tomatoes and artichokes

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Petit plat mais grandes saveurs – Oeufs cocotte, crème de courgette, tomates séchées et artichauts Oeufs cocotte can be simple, refined, original, creative, or whatever you want them to be. No one can resist the charm of those more contemporary “oeufs cocotte“. The traditional oeufs cocotte were [...]

Seafood obsession part III – Spicy mussels and clams with leeks, beer, chili and herbs

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A la pêche aux moules….- Moules et praires aux poireaux, bière, piment et herbes A la pêche aux moules, moules, moules, je ne veux plus y aller maman, les gens de la ville, ville, ville, m’ont pris mon panier… despite mon panier, I still want to go mussel fishing! I am afraid I cannot stop [...]

A Simple brioche – One French brioche among others

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2 years ago
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Une brioche toute simple, mais si moelleuse – Une brioche parmi tant d’autres This brioche is simple, quite unpretentious and low-key, light, fluffy but nonetheless very tasty, just like we enjoy to have on some mornings with butter, jam and strong coffee. There are many versions and kinds of [...]

To make traditions live – Chocolate cake from Metz

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Pour faire vivre les traditions – Gâteau au chocolat de Metz I doubt that anyone living in the US knows the city of Metz (pronounced Mess, even the majority of French people pronounce the “T” which is incorrect)…I know it because I went to school there and it’s located 50 km from Nancy where I [...]
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