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As quick as a lightening – Prawns in honey-sake sauce with grilled cucumbers

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16 years ago
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Aussi rapide qu’un éclair – Gambas en sauce miel-sake aux concombres grillés Cucumbers are usually eaten raw but I like them also grilled or sautés. When cooked their taste is stronger but they still keep their crunchy texture. You have to eat them while hot and not let them get cold or they will [...]
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Fresh and light – Steamed broccoflower with grilled baby potatoes and roasted pepper vinaigrette

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16 years ago
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Frais et léger – romanesco vapeur, pomme ratte grillées et vinaigrette de poivrons grillés aux herbes. This is a little unusual salad, but quite intersting in terms of flavors and texture, I like it lukewarm or cold but not hot. The heat will alter the vinaigrette flavors. This is green [...]
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Swimming in sweet waters – Curried coconut soup with salmon, squash and shitakee

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16 years ago
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Nager dans les eaux sucrées – Soupe de noix de coco au curry, saumon, spaghetti squash et shitakee The great thing about this soup is that you don’t need to eat anything else, the salmon and the vegetables are a meal in itself, besides, you will feel satisfied and will feel just happy and content. [...]
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A little more sophisticated – Choucroute and sea scallops with mustard sauce

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16 years ago
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Un peu plus sophistiqué – Coquilles de choucroute au St Jacques et sauce moutarde When I get nostalgic, I turn towards food and cooking to bring me back some flavors and memories of Alsace-Lorraine.  I am so lucky to be living in San Francisco, because I can always find something that takes me [...]
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Soooo Long – Halibut with olives, walnut and herb crust with sauté long beans

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16 years ago
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Flétan en croute d’olives, noix et herbes aux haricots verts chinoix sautés When it’s hot outside, it’s a sauna inside, and today has been one of those days. Living on the top floor, the high temperatures make this place like an oven…I did not feel like turning on the oven tonight, but I had this [...]
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Pink and pinkier – Strawberry and rhubarb compote with vanilla ice cream

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16 years ago
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Rose et plus rose encore – Compote fraises-rhubarbe et glace vanille Rhubarb is a popular vegetable in the Eastern Part of France where I grew up. It’s mainly used in desserts, and rhubarb tarts or jams are very famous. That’s the way I grew up with, but some people cook it as fish or meat [...]
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A quick stop in Italy – Zucchini polpette with green olives and parmesan cheese

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16 years ago
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Un salto in Italia – Polpette di zucchine con olive e parmigiano Now I have been a little nostalgic, my parents are in their house in Italy and I have been dreaming of the wonderful food they are being exposed to, especially the amazing seafood and vegetable dishes. I grew up eating meat [...]
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More purple than red – Coconut shrimps, spicy red cabbage and tofu capers sauce

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16 years ago
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Plus violet que rouge – Crevettes à la noix de coco, chou rouge épice, sauce tofu aux câpres Red cabbage is often consumed raw in salads recipes, but cooked red cabbage is also delicious, it has a mild flavor and full of vitamins and fibers. In France it’s often cooked with apples and also red [...]
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For a light dinner – Salmon cakes with mixed herbs

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16 years ago
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Pour un diner léger – Faux cake de saumon aux herbes When you have little time to cook like I had tonight, those cakes are perfect, they’re quick, light and nutritious, and quite full filling. I didn’t feel like having a piece of  salmon but was more in the mood for a more elaborated flavor and [...]
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Why not for Easter? – Duck terrine with pistachios and cognac with fig chutney

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16 years ago
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Et pourquoi pas pour Pâques? Terrine de canard aux pistaches et cognac à la compote de figues Being far away from my family, I wanted to have a traditional Easter lunch party, so as every year I invited some friends to celebrate Easter. Not that I am that religious but I think when you are far [...]
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