Appetizers

In pink and white – Verrines of goat cheese and yogurt mousse with two herbed beet purées
316 years ago
En rose et blanc – Verrines de chèvre et yaourt, mousse aux deux betteraves
I made those a couple of weeks ago as an appetizer while I had friends over and I was not too happy about the results. I loved the colors since I used golden beets, but the flavor was somehow bland, so I wanted to make [...]

Cute and tasty – Goat cheese, mushroom, millet "galettes" on leek "effilochée" with spicy red pepper coulis
216 years ago
Mignonnes et goutûes – Galettes de chèvre, millet et champignons avec effilochée de poireaux et coulis de poivrons
The world of “galette” is infinite. I don’t know exactly how to translate this in English, after searching in my dictionaries and on the web, I got a result of “flat cookie” which [...]

The stuffy mushroom – Mushrooms stuffed with shrimps topped with pancetta, garlic and herbs
316 years ago
Champignons farcis aux crevettes, saint-jacques, pancetta et herbes
Mushrooms are so versatile to use and so low in calories, about 30 calories per 100 grams and most of all delicious in any shape and form. They’re also high in potassium and in fibers and to me anything that has lots of fibers, [...]

In Argentina, shrimps are queens – Shrimp canapes on grilled sweet potato toasts with chimichurri sauce
1216 years ago
En Argentine, les crevettes sont reines – Crevettes sur canapés de patates douces grillées et sauce chimichurri
It’s holiday season, therefore the perfect time for entertaining…I love that part of the year, have friends over, celebrating and making special treats for anyone who comes visit. [...]

When corn and cumin meet – Quand le mais et le cumin se rencontrent
016 years ago
Crunchy corn and scallion fritters with chili garlic sauce
These little corn fritters or galettes (galettes are somehow equivalent to pancakes) are very popular as appetizers along with a green salad or as finger food on their own. They’re vegan too and extremely flavorful, so certainly not the [...]