Breakfast/Brunch

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A crêpe that’s not really a crêpe – Traditional savory buckwheat galette with smoked salmon, grilled tomatoes, caramelized onions, and tarragon sauce

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15 years ago
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Une crêpe qui n’est pas vraiment une crêpe – Galette au sarrasin, saumon, tomates grillées et oignons caramelisés, sauce estragon I haven’t made those for so long, I usually make them when we have a “crêpe party”, and those haven’t occurred in a while! Basically, the traditional savory crêpes are [...]
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The no-guilt fish – Brioche toasts with smoke marinated herrings, grilled onions and egg, avocado sauce

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15 years ago
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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 [...]
polentacake7web

A less famous polenta – Sweet polenta cake with strawberry-rhubarb compote

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15 years ago
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Una polenta sconosciuta – Polenta dolce con salsa alle fragole e rabarbaro Sometimes I like to feature recipes that did not travel too far, like this one. I went for dinner at a Basque restaurant in San Francisco a few nights ago and one of the dessert item was “gâteau de maïs à la compote de [...]
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The tartine for busy days – Tartine with sauté dandelions, grilled tomatoes, poached egg, olive vinaigrette

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15 years ago
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Une tartine pour les jours chargés – Tartine aux pissenlits, tomates grillées et oeuf poché, vinaigrette aux olives What do you do when you have dandelions in the refrigerator, no time to cook and a huge craving for dandelions? Well, you can make this lovely tartine. I did not feel like having [...]
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In and out Focaccia – Focaccia with green olives, oregano, cherry tomatoes, and ricotta salata

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15 years ago
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Focaccia fuori e dentro – Focaccia alle olive con origano, pomodorini e ricotta Fougasse stuffed with olives is quite a common little bread in France, nothing too original in here, but then I added oregano to the olives inside the dough and topped it with cherry tomatoes and ricotta salata to make [...]
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The sandwich for uncomplicated people – Spicy chicken herb patty sandwich

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15 years ago
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Le sandwich pour les gens pas compliqués – Sandwich aux boulettes de poulet épicé et herbes One day I was challenged and told that I am incapable to do simple things, all I do is complicated (maybe that matches my complicated mind as well, since I am known to be une fille assez compliquée!) so I [...]
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A Simple brioche – One French brioche among others

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15 years ago
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Une brioche toute simple, mais si moelleuse – Une brioche parmi tant d’autres This brioche is simple, quite unpretentious and low-key, light, fluffy but nonetheless very tasty, just like we enjoy to have on some mornings with butter, jam and strong coffee. There are many versions and kinds of [...]
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As delicate as a flower – Quince preserve

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15 years ago
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Aussi délicate qu’une fleur – Gelée de coings I have been completely away from my computer and the internet world since I arrived in Nancy. The weird thing is that when I come home, I just disconnect completely from my computer and phone. I like the slow pace, relaxed energy and long walks in the [...]
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It's quince time! – Grilled brioche sandwich with ricotta, honey and caramelized quince

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15 years ago
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C’est la saison des coings! – Sandwich de brioche grillée à la ricotta, miel et coings caramelisés Again, one of those days where I made a trip to la Boulange to get some Brioche, among many other things…I keep forgetting that Whole Foods distribute it. We are so used to savory sandwiches that I [...]
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Mother duck just laid some eggs! – Duck egg omelette with onions, tomatoes, goat cheese and herbs

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15 years ago
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Mère canard a aussi pondu – Omelette aux oeufs de canard, onions, tomates, chèvre et herbes I found those beautiful duck eggs at Whole Foods a couple of days ago, among quail and ostrich eggs! I bought six and just two were left so I figured that was going to be my lunch. First I wasn’t sure if I [...]
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