Vegetarian – dairy

A different kind of pesto from Sicily – Homemade spinach tagliatelle with pesto alla trapanese
3415 years ago
Un altro tipo di pesto Siciliano – Linguine agli spinaci con pesto alla trapanese
You can really tell someone is Italian by the quantity of pasta they eat…my family eats pasta almost every day…unlike me…I eat it once in a while, which can be a good reason to question my Italian nationality, let’s [...]

A cure for migraine – Creamy herb polenta with sauté wild mushrooms and hot tomato coulis
3515 years ago
by silvia
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Per curare l’emicrania – Polenta con parmigiano e rosmarino – funghi selvatici e passata piccante di pomodoro
After a gloomy weekend with a terrible migraine, that immobilized me for few days in bed, I decided that I wanted to start the week as best as I could, and of course, when you cannot [...]

Cherry-Chéri? – Cherry chutney extravaganza verrines with Etorki cheese
3715 years ago
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 [...]

Eat your carrots! – Carrot and almond galettes stuffed with gorgonzola on cucumber salad
4215 years ago
Mange tes carottes! – Galettes de carottes et amandes au coeur de gorgonzola sur salade de concombre
Carrots are in the same category as broccoli…they’re all over the place, therefore lost their appeal and excitement.
Once in a while, I like to feature one of those “ordinary” vegetables” and give [...]

I am in love again – Vegetable and haloumi skewers on mâche salad with fava beans – roasted bell pepper, capers and lemon vinaigrette
2615 years ago
Je suis encore tombée amoureuse – Brochettes de haloumi et courgettes sur salade de mâche aux fèves – vinaigrette de poivrons grillés, citron et câpres
Have you ever felt this strong chemistry with someone you just meet for the first few seconds, without even talking just by the energy that this [...]

Are you ready for summer? – Ricotta terrine with roasted peppers and mint
3915 years ago
Êtes-vous prêts pour l’été? – Terrine de ricotta aux poivrons grillés et menthe
I wanted to feature a vegetarian terrine for those interested in a new and French cuisine and demystify the world of French food and some wrong concepts associated with it. When talking about terrines, usually we [...]

Do you know how to play the guitar? – Farro Spaghetti “alla chitarra” with vegetable ragù and ricotta
3815 years ago
Sai suonare la chitarra? – Spaghetti di farro alla chitarra con salsa all’ortolana e ricotta
I am going back to my roots with this dish. Once in a while, it feels good to go back to old and traditional ways of cooking even if it it can be time consuming. Cooking being therapeutic for me (like for [...]

Rolls with a Greek touch – Red mustard, kasseri cheese and olives rolls with red beet vinaigrette
4215 years ago
Rouleaux avec un petit air grec – Rouleaux de fanes de moutarde rouge, kasseri, olives noires et vinaigrette de betterave
I tried a new hair salon today, I think by now I went to almost all the hair salons in San Francisco and I haven’t found a stylist that knows how to cut short hair. I like my [...]

I like it upside down -Tart tatin with artichokes, caramelized onions and manchego cheese
4015 years ago
Je l’aime à l’envers – Tarte tatin aux artichauts, oignons caramélisés, et manchego
Who said tarte tatin is made with apples and is a dessert? Even though tarte tatin IS a traditional French dessert made with apples (most French restaurants do serve it on their menu with a scoop of vanille ice [...]

Another way to cook pasta – Pasta "risottata" with fava beans, zucchini and cherry tomatoes
2715 years ago
Un’altro modo per cucinare la pasta – Pasta risottata con fave, zucchine e pomodorini
After this weekend ordeal, I needed to eat something to soothe my mind…Pasta especially pasta in bianco (with burro e parmigiano, butter and parmesan) is a dish that always remind me of when I was a child and [...]