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A different kind of pesto from Sicily – Homemade spinach tagliatelle with pesto alla trapanese

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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 [...]
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A cure for migraine – Creamy herb polenta with sauté wild mushrooms and hot tomato coulis

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15 years ago
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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 [...]
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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 entire Provence in a jar – Lavender yogurt with peach-apricot compote

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15 years ago
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Toute la Provence dans un pot – Yaourt à la lavande sur lit de pêche-abricot Lavender simply evokes Provence. Wherever I go, if I see lavender, that makes me think about the South of France but particularly about Provence, its wonderful lavender fields and cicadas singing. I adore Provence, its [...]
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A crêpe that’s not really a crêpe – Traditional savory buckwheat galette with smoked salmon, grilled tomatoes, caramelized onions, and tarragon sauce

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Une crêpe qui n’est pas vraiment une crêpe – Galette au sarrasin, saumon, tomates grillées et oignons caramelisés, sauce estragon I haven’t made those for so long, I usually make them when we have a “crêpe party”, and those haven’t occurred in a while! Basically, the traditional savory crêpes are [...]
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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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A table with a view – Grilled baby cuttlefish with crushed herb potato and tapenade salad – Garlic vinaigrette

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15 years ago
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Une table avec vue – Salade de seiches grillées avec pommes de terres à la tapenade et vinaigrette à l’ail This one will be among my favorite seafood salads…When you are in love with so many dishes, it’s hard to just pick one, so I have a list of dishes, and this one is a part of the “killer [...]
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Cherry-Chéri? – Cherry chutney extravaganza verrines with Etorki cheese

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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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Eat your carrots! – Carrot and almond galettes stuffed with gorgonzola on cucumber salad

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15 years ago
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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 [...]
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