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New variation – Verrine of mango and vanilla-pistachio couscous

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14 years ago
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Nouvelle variante – Verrine de mangue à la semoule vanillée et pistaches For people suffering from allergies, like me, it’s been a terrible spring in the Bay Area. Last year was mild compare to this one.  I think I tried every drug over-the counter at the local Walgreens, from antihistamines, to [...]
saumonraisins2web

It tastes like fall – Salmon with white grapes

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14 years ago
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Ca sent l’automne – Saumon aux raisins blancs Grapes for me is the fruit that symbolizes fall, probably because of the harvesting of the grapes in France (vendanges).  Today, I wanted to feature a very simple French dish using grapes and combined with salmon, and this one turned out much better [...]
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Light Sunday treat – Spicy shrimps on a bed cauliflower mash

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14 years ago
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Légères gourmandises du dimanche – Crevettes épicées sur lit de chou fleur San Francisco has been under the rain today, and it might be a sign that fall is very much around, warning you that more rainy days are on their way. Even though, it’s not Thanksgiving yet, I am already thinking about the [...]
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An exotic gazpacho – Scallops with lychee gazpacho

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15 years ago
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Un gazpacho exotique- St Jacques au gaspacho de litchis A good friend of mine is half Basque, so one day, while browsing through her cookbooks, I found a very interesting book on Basque cuisine, written by Gerald Hirigoyen, an amazing Basque chef who owns a few restaurants in San Francisco, among [...]
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Rillettes from the sea – Smoked mackerel rillettes with potato-cumin blinis

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15 years ago
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Rillettes de la mer – Rillettes de maquereau fumé sur blinis de pommes de terre au cumin It’s been a while I ate mackerel…it’s one of those things you tend to forget it exists until you see it at the store. In France mackerel is a quite consumed fish, we eat it fresh and grilled, it’s [...]
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The well dressed shrimps – Shrimps wrapped in soba with pomegranate chili dipping sauce

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15 years ago
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Les crevettes bien habillées – Crevettes enroulées de nouilles soba et sauce pimentée à la grenade Well here I am again with shrimps…when we cook we all find our inspiration from different sources, it can be our moms, grandmothers, books, chefs, travels, anything. For this particular recipe, I [...]
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The palet Breton got dressed up – Pistachio palet breton dressed with mascarpone cream, raspberries and raspberry coulis

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15 years ago
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Le palet breton s’est habillé – Palet breton à la pistache garni de crème au mascarpone, framboises, et coulis de framboises Some days are a little more morose than others, and lately my mood has been affected by many things and partly by the San Francisco weather…I hate to talk about weather [...]
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Old soups are back – Roasted vegetable soup and oregano with tofu croutons…and 300th post!

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15 years ago
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Les anciennes soupes sont de retour – Soupe de légumes grillés et croutons de tofu…et 300 ème post! Yes time flies and I just realized that this is my 300th post! I completely forgot the 100th and 200th… I knew when I ordered a new washing machine and dryer that something was going to happen and [...]
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Cherry-Chéri? – Cherry chutney extravaganza verrines with Etorki cheese

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15 years ago
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Cerises-chéries – Extravagances de chutney de cerises en verrines à l’Etorki Cherries are finally in season and this house is a red fruit mad house, red fruits are all over, even on the rug, towels, and walls! I think in between the strawberries and the cherries, there must be about 15 lbs of [...]
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For French mother’s day – Sauté shrimps with cardamom and blackberry coulis

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15 years ago
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Pour la fête des mères – Crevettes sautées à la cardamome et au coulis de mûres I have felt the whole day as if today was Sunday…what a “tête en l’air” (head in the air) that would translate into air-headed, I do not have that particular reputation but today it really felt like a Sunday to me, the [...]
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