Appetizers

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The fake crêpe readjusted – Socca stuffed with peppery greens, olives and goat cheese

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16 years ago
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La fausse crêpe réajustée – Socca farcie à la roquette, chicorée, olives et chèvre frais It looks like a crêpe, but is not one. It’s made out of chick pea flour and quite a popular little snack in the South of France. Actually there is an Italian version of it called “Farinata” or “Cecina”  [...]
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Just for fun – Zucchini flans with olives, feta and mint in a heirloom tomato vinaigrette

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16 years ago
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Juste pour s’amuser – Flan de courgettes, aux olives, feta et menthe à la vinaigrette de tomates anciennes You can make those just for the fun of it because they’re so easy and quick to make. Those cute flans have been always a favorite of mine and whoever tried them too. They are addictive and [...]
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Are there still fishes in the sea? – Salmon tart with spinach, onions and dill on a black sesame seeds, chili and herb crust

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16 years ago
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Y a t-il encore des poissons dans la mer? – Tarte au saumon, épinards, onions et aneth avec pâte au sésame, piment et herbes I love my rectangular molds and think I haven’t used them that much, so I need to place them somewhere I can see them, otherwise I tend to forget I have them. What a shame. [...]
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A little tradition doesn't hurt… – Scallops in their "shells" with mussels, shrimps and cod with leeks and Cognac sauce

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16 years ago
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Un peu de tradition ne fait pas de mal – Coquille de fruits de mer avec sauce poireaux et flambée au Cognac Sometimes, you just have to treat yourself…today was my treat day and I really enjoyed it to the fullest. Treating for me has to do with seafood, so those wonderful coquilles (shells) made [...]
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The little trendy appetizer – Pear crumble with roquefort cheese and hazelnuts

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16 years ago
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La petite entrée à la mode – Crumble de poires, roquefort et noisettes Crumbles are quite trendy in France right now, I think anything with an anglo-saxon name is… Last time I was there, I noticed a few American items such as muffins, crumbles, brownies, cookies, (not to mention hamburgers au [...]
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Spaghetti squash got squashed – Pancakes of spaghetti squash with feta and oregano

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16 years ago
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On a écrasé la courge! – Galettes de courge spaghetti à la feta et origan I love galettes, or pancakes, or anything that has vegetables in it and that looks like a flat crêpe. Spaghetti squash is a great vegetable to prepare yet not very popular. You can make so many different dishes and in so [...]
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Mamma Lucia's focaccia – Spelt Focaccia with rosemary, onions and rock salt

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16 years ago
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La focaccia di mamma Lucia – Focaccia di farro con rosmarino e cipolla This is my mom’s focaccia or signature appetizer, it’s what they call in the region she is from in Italy “crescia”. Different regions have different ways of calling the same thing and crescia is more like the local name of a [...]
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The drunken melon – Tuscan melon soup with yogurt and white port

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16 years ago
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On a saoulé le melon! – Soupe de melon au yaourt et porto blanc I got inspired by my mom’s traditional appetizer she loves to serve in summer which are called melon au porto, a quite delicious way to serve melon. In France we have those small round melons called melons Charentais, which are grown [...]
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Round and spicy – Stuffed round zucchini with curried lentils

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16 years ago
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Rondes et épicées – Courgettes rondes farcies de lentilles au curry Another version of stuffed zucchini, those are the round kind and this recipe has a little exotic twist with the curry and other spices in it.  I think this kind of zucchini is really made to be stuffed, they have a very inviting [...]
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The tartine that works an appetite – Salmon tartine with a ginger, caper, mustard and herb dressing

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16 years ago
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La tartine qui met en appétit – Tartine de saumon au gingembre, câpres, et herbes mixtes After a beautiful and sunny day, we are back to the grisaille, which literally translates to “greyness”, the good thing about this type of weather is that you can stay home and cook. hat would be the positive [...]
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