Archive for October, 2009

cressonsoupweb

It's raining soup! – Red rice soup with spinach, watercress, carrots and mushrooms

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Il pleut de la soupe! – Potage aux épinards, cresson, champignons, carottes et riz rouge After the fog, the rain…yes I heard more is coming our way. Today was so rainy and windy, that the wind broke my brand new umbrella! In Europe, people have this particular image about California that it’s such [...]
manque6web

Something for breakfast…or not – Mini Manqué pear cakes with blackberry jam

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Une petite douceur pour le déjeûner… ou pas – Mini manqués aux poires et la confiture de mûres Not that I particularly love to celebrate my birthday as a great or special day at all, but it’s the nostalgic side of me that talking. I like to do something different every year because I want to [...]
crabtower2web

Like Pisa tower – Tower salad of crab, grapefruit, pomegranate, avocado and watercress

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Come la torre di Pisa – Torre con granchio, pompelmo, avocado, melagrana e crescione I have wanted one of those rings where you make salad towers for so long and could not find any…after digging Sur La Table, I finally found one completely random since it was hiding in the spatula and spoon [...]
snapperkebab5web

Snapper or not snapper ? – Red snapper kebabs with orange and olive vinaigrette on fennel fondue

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Vous avez dit Vivaneau?- Brochettes de vivaneau grillé à la vinaigrette d’orange et olives sur fondue de fenouil I went grocery shopping yesterday and again I went crazy with fish and seafood. I have always thought I knew what red snapper was in French…in my mind I had no doubt it was “rougets” [...]
Tuna2web

Pan Bagnat revisited – Pan Bagnat sandwich or something similar with grilled pepper tuna

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Pan Bagnat revisité – Pan bagnat et thon grillé au poivre ou quelque chose dans le genre Sandwiches are not my favorite food, I very rarely eat sandwiches, almost never…but on Sundays I sometimes go to “Le Garage” in Sausalito for brunch (a little touristy town across the Golden Gate bridge), it’s [...]
crepechocolat3web

Classic combination – Chocolate crêpes stuffed with caramelized pears – Almond whipped cream

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La combinaison classique – Crêpes au chocolat farcies de poires caramelisées et crème fouettée aux amandes Don’t we all love crêpes? They’ re so easy to make and always a great pleasure to share with friends or just when you have a crêpe craving. You can flavor the dough and enhance them with [...]
malloredus5web

Little time and a big hunger – Malloredus pasta with wild mushroom ragù

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Poco tempo e tanta fame – Malloredus con sugo ai funghi di bosco When you have no time for cooking, this would be a dish to consider…of course if you have some wild mushrooms handy, even better. I had those beautiful yellow chanterelles and oyster mushrooms in my refrigerator with so many ideas [...]
chardrolls3web

Rock and Rolls purple rain – Rolls with chards and goat cheese, heirloom tomato dipping sauce

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Rock and Rolls purple rain – Rouleaux aux blettes et chèvre, sauce aux tomates anciennes I consider those to be Mediterranean tapas, actually tapas don’t have to be Spanish, or do they? …a small bite can be a tapas in my opinion.  I am not too familiar with Spanish traditions but it seems like [...]
tartflan3web

Good memories are back – Pâtissier flan tart

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Les bons souvenirs sont de retour – Tarte au flan pâtissier Flan pâtissier, tarte au flan, different names for the same thing. It’s a traditional and classic dessert that is simple and quite delicious, a kids and adult’s favorite in France. It’s not considered sophisticated nor fancy, just a [...]
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