Breakfast/Brunch
Let’s have a picnic – Grilled vegetables sandwich with goat cheese and tapenade
1714 years ago
On se fait un pique-nique? – Sandwich aux légumes grillés, chèvre et tapenade
I am still in the middle of boxes and no kitchen cabinets and no silverware and tons of boxes filled with junk stuff…the bad news is that I need to cook tomorrow for some new clients and that I am still wondering how it [...]
Apple games – Apple, ricotta, raisins and almond butter pancakes
1514 years ago
by silvia
in Breakfast/Brunch
Jeux de pommes – Galettes de pommes, ricotta et beurre d’amande
I started this little post a while ago and never managed to finish it, since I have a 30 minutes break in between this craziness move, I just wanted to finish it and move on.
Originally I wanted to make savory frittelle with the [...]
My finger got stuck in the jar – Ebelskivers stuffed with Nutella
1814 years ago
by silvia
in Breakfast/Brunch
Mon doigt s’est coincé dans le pot- Ebelskivers à la nutella
Well, I would have never thought to make something with Nutella…Usually, I don’t cook with Nutella, I just eat it from the jar, and when the jar is half empty, I use my fingers. No worries, I do not stick my finger in any jar that I [...]
Don't break the egg! – Poached egg on sauté fava beans, snap peas and aspargus
2114 years ago
by silvia
in Breakfast/Brunch
Ne casse pas l’oeuf!! – Oeuf poché sur fèves, mange-tout et asperges sautées, balsamic et pecorino
I have had some poached eggs lately at a new little place that used to be a French restaurant called Couleur Café run by French people. It closed down, and opened again under another name, Pizza [...]
Something for breakfast…or not – Mini Manqué pear cakes with blackberry jam
3214 years ago
Une petite douceur pour le déjeûner… ou pas – Mini manqués aux poires et la confiture de mûres
Not that I particularly love to celebrate my birthday as a great or special day at all, but it’s the nostalgic side of me that talking. I like to do something different every year because I want to [...]
Simply orange – Orange cake with poppy seeds, blossom orange water and candied oranges
1114 years ago
Orange tout simplement – Gâteau à l’orange aux graines de pavot, oranges confites et eau de fleur d’oranger
Some days you just feel like a particular item no matter what…after a migraine from hell I had yesterday (seriously the worse migraine I had in my whole life), I was thinking to go to the [...]
That’s not for Pépito! – Green tea, coconut, and almond bouchées
1614 years ago
Ca, ce n’est pas pour Pépito! – Bouchées au thé vert matcha, à la noix de coco et poudre d’amandes
I just adopted the most adorable white parakeet and named him Pépito (named after some chocolate cookies in France when I was growing up called Pépito, they were cookies covered with milk chocolate [...]
For a Sunday brunch…or not – Mouillettes with heirloom tomato salad, rucola and pancetta wrapped yellow carrots
414 years ago
Pour le brunch du dimanche…ou pas – mouillettes avec salade de tomates, roquette, et carottes jaunes roulées à la pancetta
In France we don’t have something called brunch, we either have breakfast or lunch. Brunch is an Anglo-saxon concept, and I like it.
There is a restaurant in Sausalito (San [...]
A small je ne sais quoi – Ricotta cake with honey, raisins, cranberries, candied orange, and spices
714 years ago
Un petit goût de pain d’épices qui me plait bien – Gâteau de ricotta au miel, raisins secs, oranges confites et épices
This has been something that arrived out of the blue after a crazy wedding weekend…ricotta is an ingredient I like to put everywhere, and I love it particularly in desserts.
On [...]
A cozy nest – quail eggs in purple potato nest with smoked salmon, chive sauce on a bed of lemon greens
114 years ago
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 [...]