silvia
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Best friends – Banana, chocolate and coconut rolls
011 years ago
Meilleurs amis – Rouleaux de brick à la banane, chocolat, noix de coco et pistaches
Quel est le meilleur ami de la banane si ce n’est que le chocolat? What’s banana’s best friend other than chocolate? During my trip to France, I brought back some brick sheets. Here is some more info on those [...]

Let’s go green – Multi grain rotini with zucchini and spinach pesto
011 years ago
Rotini con zucchine et pesto di spinaci
This will be my last post before I fly to France, for my bi-yearly trip to visit the family.
I discovered this pasta while looking for an alternative for a gluten-free client. It’s basically pasta made with quinoa, amaranth and brown rice flour. At first I [...]

In the wide world of galettes – Cauliflower and zucchini galettes, bed of carrots, yogurt sauce
011 years ago
Dans le vaste monde des galettes – Galettes de chou fleur et courgettes, sur lit de carottes rapées et sauce yaourt
I am so happy about the time change, days seems longer, they are definitely brighter. I am very ready for spring and everything it brings us.
This recipe features one more [...]

More quinoa – Saffron quinoa risotto-style with roasted squash
011 years ago
Encore du quinoa! – Quinoa au saffran comme un risotto avec courges grillées
For those like me these days who want more quinoa, here is a nice little recipe. I love to cook grains like a risotto by liquid absorption, this way, the grain gets infused with the flavor of the broth and becomes a [...]

Quinoa pudding with raisins and pineapple-mint salsa
011 years ago
Quinoa façon riz au lait aux raisins secs et salsa d’ananas à la menthe
That is one is now one of my new favorite desserts. I have a few favorite desserts despite my non sweet tooth, and this one certainly is on the list.
I was skeptical before starting this recipe, I thought the quinoa flavor [...]

Pea and spinach soup with mint, poached egg
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Soupe de pois frais et épinards à la menthe et oeuf poché
Yesterday the lunch was light since we had been invited by our neighbor’s for the Chinese new year to a restaurant. Usually, if I know my dinner will be more substantial than usual, I balance it out with a light lunch. After all, it’s all [...]

Fabulous almonds, part 2 – Almond cake
111 years ago
Merveilleuses amandes, deuxième partie – Délicieux gâteau aux amandes
I love this cake, I love it even more because I used the almond pulp that was left while making almond milk. So there is no waste in the process.
In France in January we celebrate Epiphany, and we eat the traditional Kings cake [...]

Fabulous almonds – Homemade almond milk
011 years ago
Lait d’amandes maison
I have always wanted to make my own almond milk, but I thought it would be too difficult to make a good one, so I left that project on the side, thinking oh well, maybe one day.
Recently, I have been particularly interested in almonds and their nutritional benefits, eating [...]

Brick stuffed with curried vegetable, yogurt herb sauce
011 years ago
Bricks de légumes au curry, sauce yaourt aux herbes
I got inspired by Indian samosas when I made those. I felt like eating something spicy, salty, but not greasy and since I bought a few brick packs when I was in France, with an expiration date coming close, I figured let’s make something that [...]