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Miso, red rice and more – Bhutanese red rice miso soup with banana squash and kale

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16 years ago
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Miso, riz rouge mais plus encore – Soupe de riz rouge au miso, courge pink banana et feuilles de chou This vegetable soup is wonderful to have for dinner as a control-weight meal. It’s full filling, has the necessary daily vegetable for a healthy diet and is quite satisfying because of it’s great [...]
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The hat is well filled – Grilled portobello mushrooms topped with onions and blue cheese on wilted rucola

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16 years ago
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Le chapeau est bien rempli – Champignons grillés avec fondue d’oignons et roquefort sur roquette sautée Portobello mushrooms are just cremini mushrooms grown to a huge size…I have never seen them that big in France or Italy. Americans are so great at marketing that they came up with an Italian [...]
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A Surprised salmon – Galettes of smoked salmon, endives and leeks with herbs

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16 years ago
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Saumon surprise – Galettes de pavé de saumon fumé aux endives, poireaux et herbes Originally I wanted to use smoked trout for this dish, but could not find any, I guess it’s not something very common in the US. So I ended up using a big piece of cooked smoked sockeye salmon (not the raw smoked [...]
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As light as feather – Typical Alsacian fromage blanc tart arrived in San Francisco

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16 years ago
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Aussi légère qu’une plume – La Tarte au fromage blanc Alsacienne est arrivée a San Francisco This is something I had no idea how it would turn out. I love so much this traditional Eastern French dessert, so popular in Alsace and Lorraine regions. When I go home, it’s the first thing I buy at the [...]
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Let's get tempted – Chocolate crostata with walnuts

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16 years ago
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Lasciamoci tentare – Crostata al cioccolato con farina di castagne e noci Crostata a the typical Italian dessert, probably the equivalent of the French tart. The crust is somehow different from the pâte brisee the French use to make tarts. It has more eggs and sugar. It also looks a little [...]
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We want more! – Grilled spiced scallops on a curry tomato fondue with caramelized endives

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16 years ago
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On en veut encore! – Saint-jacques grillées aux épices sur fondue de tomates au curry et endives caramelisées Actually I wanted to make scallops with endives and incorporating orange juice in the recipe, unfortunately I ate all the oranges so I had no choice  and had to change my original idea or [...]
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Back to traditions – Cumin and garlic marinated grilled lamb shanks with saute flageolets

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16 years ago
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De retour au traditions – Petites côtes d’agneau grillé mariné à l’ail et cumin et flageolets I never bought flageolets beans in the US, last time I ate flageolet was in France. Flageolet are kidney beans that are not fully grown, so they have a nice light green color. They go wonderfully with [...]
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The spring soup – Turnip greens and potato velouté

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16 years ago
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La soupe de printemps – Velouté aux fanes de navet et pommes de terre  A friend of mine told me one day that her mom made excellent soup with radish leaves, that it was something quite delicious and a typical summery dish from her region in the South of France. Thinking about it, I believed her [...]
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A colored feast – Bamboo rice risotto, grilled butternut squash, halibut demi-sel with cilantro jus

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16 years ago
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A festin tout en couleurs – Risotto au riz de bamboo et  courge butternut grillée flétan demi-sel  meunière, jus de coriandre Who said you can only make risotto with Arborio? I found this beautiful short green rice, infused with bamboo juice. It’s sold in bulk at the Rainbow and looked so [...]
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Tofu is back from Cairo – Curried tofu pyramids with broccoli and mushrooms

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16 years ago
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Le tofu est revenu du Caire – Pyramides de tofu au curry avec broccoli et champignons Those little tofu pyramids are not only adorable, but also delicious…tofu can be unappealing for some people, it is certainly bland as an ingredient, but when slightly spiced up with herbs and spices, it’s simply [...]
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