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Very very chou – Salmon in a cabbage outfit with tarragon

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16 years ago
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Très très chou – Saumon en robe de chou à l’estragon A little alternative to salmon…stuffed in cabbage leaves, a perfect light dish if you want to have fun eating while keeping a thin waste line. As much as I love eating, I really enjoy keeping my weight down and stay in shape. Even though I [...]
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My finger got stuck in the jar – Ebelskivers stuffed with Nutella

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16 years ago
by silvia in
Mon doigt s’est coincé dans le pot- Ebelskivers à la nutella Well, I would have never thought to make something with Nutella…Usually, I don’t cook with Nutella, I just eat it from the jar, and when the jar is half empty, I use my fingers. No worries, I do not stick my finger in any jar that I [...]
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Feel like savory tarts again? Roquefort, onions and walnut tartlets

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16 years ago
by silvia in ,
Encore envie de tarte salée? – Tartelettes au roquefort, oignons et noix My downstair neighbor John who happens also to take care of the building, came to show me a cookbook a friend of his offered him, and he wanted me to take a look at it, see if I knew the chef who was French (originally from [...]
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Don't break the egg! – Poached egg on sauté fava beans, snap peas and aspargus

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16 years ago
by silvia in
Ne casse pas l’oeuf!! – Oeuf poché sur fèves, mange-tout et asperges sautées, balsamic et pecorino I have had some poached eggs lately at a new little place that used to be a French restaurant called Couleur Café run by French people. It closed down, and opened again under another name, Pizza [...]
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Where are your roots? – Root vegetable soup with turnip chips and tarragon cream

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16 years ago
by silvia in
Où sont vos racines? – Soupe de légumes racine aux chips de navets et crème d’estragon I got a little sick this weekend, another weird migraine that made me drained, so anytime I get sick, I like to eat soups…I know I made one not that long ago, but when I feel sick, soups are great to get [...]
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Charlotte sometimes – White chocolate and raspberry charlotte

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16 years ago
by silvia in
Charlotte sometimes – Charlotte au chocolat blanc et framboises I bought a nice charlotte mold from France last summer, I wanted one so bad, then I got it, and since then, I barely used it. It’s the second time in one year that I made charlotte. What a shame…I am just not a sweet tooth, but there [...]
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Papillotes meli-melo – Mixed fruits with honey, raisins, pistachios and coconut in parchment paper

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16 years ago
by silvia in ,
Méli-mélo de papillotes – Pommes, poires et bananes au miel, raisins, pistaches et noix de coco en papillotes avec glace vanille Des pommes, des poires et des….bananes!! I have been thinking about those papillottes for so long. I thought about them kept thinking about them, and always made [...]
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Fregola is acting like a risotto – Saffron fregola with grilled zucchini and mushrooms

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16 years ago
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La Fregola è gelosa del risotto – Fregola allo zafferano con zucchine e funghi I adore Fregola’s texture…those little round balls that are similar to couscous but are really not…It’s a pasta specialty from Sardinia and when cooked they remain somehow chewy and al dente at the same time. This [...]
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It's raining soup! – Red rice soup with spinach, watercress, carrots and mushrooms

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16 years ago
by silvia in ,
Il pleut de la soupe! – Potage aux épinards, cresson, champignons, carottes et riz rouge After the fog, the rain…yes I heard more is coming our way. Today was so rainy and windy, that the wind broke my brand new umbrella! In Europe, people have this particular image about California that it’s such [...]
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Something for breakfast…or not – Mini Manqué pear cakes with blackberry jam

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16 years ago
by silvia in ,
Une petite douceur pour le déjeûner… ou pas – Mini manqués aux poires et la confiture de mûres Not that I particularly love to celebrate my birthday as a great or special day at all, but it’s the nostalgic side of me that talking. I like to do something different every year because I want to [...]
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