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The no-guilt fish – Brioche toasts with smoke marinated herrings, grilled onions and egg, avocado sauce
4515 years ago
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 [...]

As chic as a Chanel dress – Sea scallop on green apple with vanilla oil
3015 years ago
Aussi chic qu’une robe Chanel – St jacques à la pomme verte et huile de vanille
I have been obsessing about this green apple/scallop combination for weeks, and could not come up with something that I would be excited about. Raw apple? cooked apple? diced? sliced? not sure how I wanted to make it [...]

Guest post – Green tea soba noodles with baby octopus, sundried tomatoes, seaweed and olives
1215 years ago
Guest post – Soba au thé vert avec petits poulpes, tomates séchées, algues et olives
One of the greatest gentleman in the food blogsphere, Lazaro Bernal form Lazaro Cooks kindly requested me if I could guest post on his blog. Of course, I accepted with great enthusiasm and excitement. I think [...]

Let's grill all of them – Grilled fennel salad with red onions, baby roma tomatoes – mustard capers dressing
2815 years ago
On va tous les griller – Salade de fenouils grillés, oignons rouges, tomates romaines naines – vinaigrette de moutarde et câpres
I am just wondering when allergy season will end, I think this year it’s been a bad year and I have to chose between allergy pills that will stop the itchy eyes, sneezes [...]

Eat your broccoli! – Almond shrimps with broccoli purée
1515 years ago
Mange tes brocolis! – Crevettes aux amandes et purée de brocoli
Nothing too fancy in this post, but rather a very simple combination of shrimps and broccoli. Very few ingredients that work well together.
Vegetable purée is a great way to have the kids who are reluctant to eat vegetable actually [...]

The tartine for busy days – Tartine with sauté dandelions, grilled tomatoes, poached egg, olive vinaigrette
2115 years ago
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 [...]

Ready for a chill? – Chilled avocado and cucumber soup
1915 years ago
Prêts pour l’été? – Soupe d’avocat et concombre froide pimentée
Il y a du citron mais pas de vanille! Doesn’t this feel like summer? I am so ready for it…well a real summer somewhere…where it’s warm and sunny, where you can wear tank tops without a sweater on top, and where the fog doesn’t make [...]

A Crunchy bite – Spring salad with fresh chick peas, baby carrots, avocado and ricotta salata
915 years ago
Méli-mélo croquant – Salade de printemps aux pois chiches frais, carottes naines et ricotta salée
After the seafood month, I thought it was about time to celebrate springs, at least in California. The beauty about California is that they grow a lot of fruits and vegetables and you get quite a lot [...]

Seafood obsession part III – Spicy mussels and clams with leeks, beer, chili and herbs
415 years ago
A la pêche aux moules….- Moules et praires aux poireaux, bière, piment et herbes
A la pêche aux moules, moules, moules, je ne veux plus y aller maman, les gens de la ville, ville, ville, m’ont pris mon panier… despite mon panier, I still want to go mussel fishing!
I am afraid I cannot stop [...]

Quick and easy – Lavender cod with grilled fennel and potato salad, roasted tomato
1615 years ago
Rapide et facile – Cabillaud au sel de lavande, salade de fenouil et pommes de terre grillées, tomate rôtie
I had a very little time for lunch yesterday since I had a doctor’s appointment early in the afternoon. I currently have no car, looking to buy one, so public transportation here I come…
I [...]