Appetizers

The no-guilt fish – Brioche toasts with smoke marinated herrings, grilled onions and egg, avocado sauce
4515 years ago
Le poisson qui ne rend pas coupable – Toasts de brioche, aux filets de harengs marines, oignons grillés, oeuf et sauce à l’avocat
Thanks so much to everyone who shared its experience with bad hair cuts the other day, not that I felt better when looking at myself in the mirror but at least I know [...]

Rolls with a Greek touch – Red mustard, kasseri cheese and olives rolls with red beet vinaigrette
4215 years ago
Rouleaux avec un petit air grec – Rouleaux de fanes de moutarde rouge, kasseri, olives noires et vinaigrette de betterave
I tried a new hair salon today, I think by now I went to almost all the hair salons in San Francisco and I haven’t found a stylist that knows how to cut short hair. I like my [...]

I like it upside down -Tart tatin with artichokes, caramelized onions and manchego cheese
4015 years ago
Je l’aime à l’envers – Tarte tatin aux artichauts, oignons caramélisés, et manchego
Who said tarte tatin is made with apples and is a dessert? Even though tarte tatin IS a traditional French dessert made with apples (most French restaurants do serve it on their menu with a scoop of vanille ice [...]

Yes more bites – Cod-tofu bites with light harissa sauce
1815 years ago
Si, si encore des bouchées – Bouchées de cabillaud-tofu, sauce harissa légère
I know that some of you might think that woman at Citron et Vanille doesn’t make real food, those bites and tiny little things cannot satisfy a hunger, and does not seem like “food”. Real people want real food. I will [...]

As chic as a Chanel dress – Sea scallop on green apple with vanilla oil
3015 years ago
Aussi chic qu’une robe Chanel – St jacques à la pomme verte et huile de vanille
I have been obsessing about this green apple/scallop combination for weeks, and could not come up with something that I would be excited about. Raw apple? cooked apple? diced? sliced? not sure how I wanted to make it [...]

Salad or tapas? – Smoke Trout on a cucumber mint and chives salad
1715 years ago
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 [...]

For a happy lunch – Melting potato bouchées with herbs and mozzarella – Yogurt mint dipping sauce
2115 years ago
Pour un déjeûner gourmand – Bouchées de pomme de terre aux herbes et mozzarella, sauce yaourt menthe
I kept forgetting about those potato bouchées, I think we tend to forget good old recipes in our search to find new ones, but this one is too good to forget. So as we continue on a vegetarian [...]

Not that ordinary – Chives crêpes stuffed with herb marinated salmon and leek mustard sauce
2015 years ago
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 [...]

Fresh is so fresh – Eggplant caviar on tomato tartare and olive balsamic vinaigrette
1915 years ago
Caviar d’aubergine sur tartare de tomates, vinaigrette d’olives noires et balsamique
Caviar d’aubergine is a typical French dish, but it does not mean it includes caviar in its ingredient list, it’s basically a vegan dish if you don’t add the parmesan on top. Eggplant caviar is made out of [...]

Ready for a chill? – Chilled avocado and cucumber soup
1915 years ago
Prêts pour l’été? – Soupe d’avocat et concombre froide pimentée
Il y a du citron mais pas de vanille! Doesn’t this feel like summer? I am so ready for it…well a real summer somewhere…where it’s warm and sunny, where you can wear tank tops without a sweater on top, and where the fog doesn’t make [...]