Fish/Seafood

Yes more bites – Cod-tofu bites with light harissa sauce
1815 years ago
Si, si encore des bouchées – Bouchées de cabillaud-tofu, sauce harissa légère
I know that some of you might think that woman at Citron et Vanille doesn’t make real food, those bites and tiny little things cannot satisfy a hunger, and does not seem like “food”. Real people want real food. I will [...]

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 [...]

Salad or tapas? – Smoke Trout on a cucumber mint and chives salad
1715 years ago
Salade ou tapas? – Salade de truite fumée sur concombre à la menthe, fromage blanc et ciboulette
This weekend has been busy with birthday parties and other types of events, and we have been experiencing a hot and sunny weather in the Bay Area so when I see a ray of sun, I cannot help and be [...]

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 [...]

Thanks Anna! – Millefeuille of potatoes Anna, artichokes and salmon, Parsely jus
2215 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Merci Anna!- Millefeuilles de pommes Anna, artichauts et saumon, jus de persil
Millefeuille can mean different things in French…Originally millefeuille is a traditional dessert sold in many bakeries, made out of two layers of crème patissière (custard) and three layers of puff pastry. It’s called [...]

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 [...]

Not that ordinary – Chives crêpes stuffed with herb marinated salmon and leek mustard sauce
2015 years ago
Pas si ordinaires que ca – Crêpes à la ciboulette farcies au saumon mariné aux herbes et sauce blancs de poireaux-moutarde
Crêpes are not necessarily boring, ok you’ll tell me they’re just crêpes, and everyone knows how to make them, so what’s the big deal? The bid deal is that the batter is [...]

Who's in for okra? – Spicy okra, green beans and shrimp stew
1415 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Qui est pour le gombo? - Gombos, haricots verts et crevettes épicées
What’s up with okra? My feeling is that very few people like it. Now, I have to admit that I never cooked okra before, and always ate it at my Indian friend’s house…I never was motivated to buy it and found other vegetables I [...]

Ocean terrine – Scallops and shrimp terrine with herbs and asparagus ribbons in vinaigrette
1215 years ago
Terrine de la mer parfumée – Terrine de St Jacques et crevettes aux herbes – rubans d’asperges en vinaigrette
I am fascinated by the world of terrines, like most French, we love terrines, and what is more French than a terrine? really maybe baguette? they can be refined and elegant, beautiful, [...]

A different kind of tartare – Salmon tartare with wasabi, sesame seeds and avocado
1515 years ago
Un tartare un peu différent – Tartare de saumon, wasabi, sésame et avocat
This is such an overdue post, since this salmon has been one of my favorites for such a long time. I used to make a similar tartare with ahi tuna (or as we call it in France thon rouge, red tuna), but due to the extinction [...]