Appetizers

crabcakes7web

When you feel like crab again – Crab and shrimp cakes with tarragon and capers on a bed of spaghetti-shaped cucumber salad

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16 years ago
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Quand on a encore envie de crabe – Croquettes de crabe et crevettes à l’estragon et câpres sur un lit de concombre spaghetti Well it might no longer be crab season, but I have urges of a pregnant woman when it has to do with food. Anytime I see crab, I cannot help and buy some. I am a big [...]
chiprionsalade6web

Mediterranean style – Grilled stuffed squid on mizuna salad with grapefruit and wild fennel vinaigrette

3
16 years ago
by silvia in ,
A petit goût de Mediterrannée – Encornets grillés sur salade de mizuna et vinaigrette de pamplemousse et fenouil sauvage When I go grocery shopping and I end up in the fish section, I cannot resist to buy seafood, especially when it’s fresh. I found those at the Berkeley bowl last week and they [...]
broccoligalette3web

My little melting heart – Broccoli and oats galettes stuffed with mozzarella, harissa sauce with roasted red pepper

6
16 years ago
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Mon petit coeur fondant – Galettes de broccoli, avoine, au coeur de mozzarella, sauce harissa aux poivrons grillés Don’t you love when your refrigerator is filled with vegetables? You open the door and all you can see is a bundle of colors. Unfortunately, today, I only had a bunch of broccoli [...]
sesamesalmonweb

The salmon wants to be a chicken – Sesame ginger grilled salmon with mixed salad lemon cilantro dressing

3
16 years ago
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Le saumon qui voulait être une aiguillette – Aiguillettes de saumon au sésame marinées au gingembre et soja, salade mixte à la vinaigrette de citron et coriandre After coming back from New Orleans, I stuffed my fridge with fish and seafood, and it’s almost reaching to an end…I feel so much better [...]
crabcrepe3web

The angry crêpe- Spinach crêpes stuffed with crab and prawns in a spicy and creamy tomato sauce

4
16 years ago
by silvia in ,
La crêpe est verte  - Crêpes d’épinards farcies au crabe et crevettes dans une sauce épicée légerement crémeuse de tomates et herbes  In French, the expression “être vert” “to be green”, means to be mad. So we have a green crêpe today, a pretty mad and angry one. Then it got filled with crab and [...]
ocaillepatate5web

A cozy nest – quail eggs in purple potato nest with smoked salmon, chive sauce on a bed of lemon greens

1
16 years ago
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Un nid bien douillet – oeufs de caille en nid de vitelotte et saumon fumé, sauce ciboulette sur verdures melangées au citron Quail eggs…have you ever seen something cuter? They’re very popular in France to add to any appetizer but unfortunately they are not available everywhere in the US. Whole [...]
tatintomateweb

Don't confuse it with a pizza – Tatin with tomatoes, ricotta salata, goat cheese and basil

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16 years ago
by silvia in ,
Ne pas confondre avec une pizza – Tarte tatin facon pizza aux tomates confites, ricotta, chèvre, lardons, basilic et moutarde I really don’t like to throw food away…I had some leftover dough that I used to make the Tarpiz a few days ago and I thought it would be a shame to throw away that [...]
tarpiz2web

In between a tart and a pizza – Tarpiz with grilled vegetables, feta and rucola

4
16 years ago
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Mi tarte, mi pizza – Tarpiz aux légumes du sud grillés, feta et roquette Tra una torta e una pizza – Tarpiz con verdura mista del sud, feta e rucola When you can decide what to make between a pizza and a tart, and you end up doing something in between those two, it would be inaccurate to call it [...]
choufleurflan3web

Light weight – Cauliflower flan with gorgonzola and thyme

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16 years ago
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Poids plume – Flan de chou fleur gourmand au gorgonzola et thym I don’t know what is going on with me lately, I just want to eat flan, sweet, savory anything that looks like a flan or tastes like a flan…and I am not even pregnant. I think it has to do with its consistency…anyway my life functions [...]
farrosalad4web

Little artichoke, how I missed you!…Artichokes, shrimps, farro and rucola salad with avocado oil and basil vinaigrette

3
16 years ago
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Carciofino, come mi sei mancato!…insalata di carciofi, gamberi, farro e rucola Beautiful artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables, especially the baby ones…they’re small, tender, and make beautiful and delicious dishes. The only draw back is the preparation, and trimming, since it can take [...]
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