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Artichokes are back in town – Tagine of artichokes, chickpeas, potatoes, red peppers and olives

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15 years ago
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Les artichauts sont de retour – Tagine d’artichauts, pois chiches, pommes de terre, poivrons, et olives vertes It looks like artichoke season is starting and you see them come out on the shelves, one of the largest producer being close to the Bay Area in Castroville (they claim to be the artichoke [...]
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An ancient tart – Poppy seed tartlets Lorraine

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15 years ago
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Une ancienne tarte – Tartelettes sucrées au pavot This tart is an old specialty from Lorraine, to be more precise, the city of Toul (a very small town near Nancy), which no one in the US probably knows where it is nor how to pronounce it…nothing wrong with it, since most French people don’t know [...]
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Small dish but big flavors – Eggs cocotte with cream of zucchini, sundried tomatoes and artichokes

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15 years ago
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Petit plat mais grandes saveurs – Oeufs cocotte, crème de courgette, tomates séchées et artichauts Oeufs cocotte can be simple, refined, original, creative, or whatever you want them to be. No one can resist the charm of those more contemporary “oeufs cocotte“. The traditional oeufs cocotte were [...]
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Unexpected canapés – Chèvre and mushroom canapés with honey and lavender sal

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15 years ago
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Canapés inattendus – Canapés au chèvre et champignons, miel et sel de lavande I made a pizza a few nights ago, something I don’t do as much as I used to, and I had leftover dough I didn’t want to through away. I just hate to throw away food and more so doughs that can be used in so many different [...]
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A Crunchy bite – Spring salad with fresh chick peas, baby carrots, avocado and ricotta salata

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15 years ago
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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 [...]
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Seafood obsession part III – Spicy mussels and clams with leeks, beer, chili and herbs

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15 years ago
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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 [...]
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A Simple brioche – One French brioche among others

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15 years ago
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Une brioche toute simple, mais si moelleuse – Une brioche parmi tant d’autres This brioche is simple, quite unpretentious and low-key, light, fluffy but nonetheless very tasty, just like we enjoy to have on some mornings with butter, jam and strong coffee. There are many versions and kinds of [...]
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Orzotto, almost like a risotto – Saffron barley with calamari

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15 years ago
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Orzotto, quasi come un risotto – Orzo allo zafferano e calamari It looks like I am on some seafood addiction lately, I understand it can get boring for people not fond of seafood. I bought extra calamari when I made the stew to be able to use in some other dish. That wonderful little cereal used [...]
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To share with a girlfriend – Traditional Italian seafood stew from Fano

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15 years ago
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Per una cena tra amiche – Brodetto alla Fanese When two friends reunite around a huge pot of brodetto, it’s always a memorable evening…especially when both of them are craving fish and seafood. I grew up eating brodetto, my mom’s favorite. The city of Fano in Italy and that particular region, [...]
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To make traditions live – Chocolate cake from Metz

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15 years ago
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Pour faire vivre les traditions – Gâteau au chocolat de Metz I doubt that anyone living in the US knows the city of Metz (pronounced Mess, even the majority of French people pronounce the “T” which is incorrect)…I know it because I went to school there and it’s located 50 km from Nancy where I [...]
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