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Simply delicious – Spaghetti with bottarga

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12 years ago
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Semplicemente deliziosi – Spaghetti alla bottarga Bottarga is called mullet roe in English or boutargue in French and is popular in some Mediterranean countries. It is basically the eggs of the mullet fish that have been salted and dried, then preserved in wax. I think in Italy, Sardinia is the [...]
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Triffasù – Strawberry cup with mascarpone mousse and raspberry coulis

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13 years ago
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Coppa di fragole, con crema al mascarpone e coulis di lamponi I was not sure how to translate coppa in English other than use the word cup…I am pretty sure there is a more accurate word for it…but nothing better came to my mind. I realized today that my English is getting worse while we were at a [...]
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Let’s keep it simple – Spicy chick pea galettes, ribbon vegetable salad, yogurt sauce

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13 years ago
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Restons simples – Galettes épicées de pois chiches, salade en rubbans et sauce au yaourt  First, I just realized my old recipes dated from 2008 are gone, well in am in the process of adding them back. I had a major problem with my blog, and all the recipes disappeared. They are still in the blog [...]
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Honey roasted pear, tangerine mini madeleines and rose whipped cream

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13 years ago
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Poires rôties au miel et jus d’orange, mini madeleines à la tangerine et crème fouettée à leau de rose Another fruit based dessert, or snack or gourmandise, you name it. I might not have cooked much while in France, but I sure did buy a lot of kitchen gadgets, such as my silicon mini madeleines [...]
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Fast food my way – Grilled tuna steak on brussels sprouts quinoa and roasted bell pepper relish

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13 years ago
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Fast food à ma façon – Steak de thon grillé, vinaigrette aux poivrons grillés et roquette avec quinoa aux choux de Bruxelles This is a recipe for those days you want to eat well and not spend a whole day in the kitchen. I can almost call this a fast food meal, and anything I classified in my [...]
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Simplissime – Banana, caramel and rum pudding

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13 years ago
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Simplissime – Pudding à la banane, caramel et rhum If you are not a cook, nor a pastry chef, this would be for you…How a dessert can more simple? Besides, it’s quite light, so in my book all the attributes to be called a perfect dessert. I think as a “petite chose sucrée“, a little sweet thing to [...]
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On the thumb – Green bean salad mimosa with herb-butter shrimp tartines

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13 years ago
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Sur le pouce – Salade de haricots verts mimosa et tartines de crevettes au beurre d’herbes Sur le pouce, is literally translated by “on the thumb”, je mange sur le pouce, or I eat on the thumb, which means eating fast. It originated in the XIX century when workers didn’t have time to eat, they cut [...]
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In season – Roasted white peaches with Grand Marnier, honey and rosemary

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14 years ago
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De saison – Pêches blanches rôties au Grand Marnier, miel et romarin My favorite fruit is finally back in season! Cannot get tired of eating peaches…Of course, we don’t need to do anything to the fruit to enjoy a juicy and sweet peach, but sometimes we can turn them into an elegant and delightful [...]
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The great seaweed – Spirulina tagliatelle with vegetables, shiitake, shrimps and sea spaghetti

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14 years ago
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Tagliatelles à la spiruline aux légumes, shiitake, spaghetti de mer et crevettes I have been quite excited today, I managed to prepare this colorful pasta dish and my parents really liked it. I was not expecting such a reaction from two traditional Italians eating a pasta dish that has nothing to [...]
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Fresh, fruity and pink – Strawberry gaspacho

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14 years ago
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Frais, fruité et tout rose – Gaspacho de fraises I wanted to make something quick and fresh before my trip to LA leaving tomorrow, and use that big case of strawberries I bought. After strawberry tarts, coulis, cake, crumble, the only thing I haven’t tried with strawberries is soup and salad. So [...]
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