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It tastes like the islands – Coconut basmati rice with raisins, walnuts on a bed of pineapple compote

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Ca sent bon les îles – Riz basmati à la noix de coco, raisins secs et noix sur lit de compote à l’ananas Et pourquoi pas? our traditional riz au lait which is a traditonal French dessert you can find everywhere in France and that kids love. It’s round rice cooked with milk and cream with vanilla [...]
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Salty cod my way – Tagine of salty cod, peppers, capers and tomatoes, celeri root purée

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Merluzzo al modo mio – Tagine di merluzzo con pepperoni, pomodori, capperi, e pure di sedano I bought a tagine clay pot and wanted to try cooking salty cod with it, I figured it would enable all the flavors to infuse together and make a flavorful dish. The salty cod just needs to be placed in [...]
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The dressed up baby zucchini – baby zucchini stuffed with sweet saffron rice, swiss chard and prosciutto

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16 years ago
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La petite courge endimanchée – petites courges farcies de riz brun au saffran, blettes, parmesan  et prosciutto How can you not like those zucchini? They are the cutest little things you can have in a plate…I haven’t stuffed vegetables in a while, just because I am not a huge fan of stuffed [...]
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Yes, the apple got stuffed too – Baked apples with apple mousse, ricotta, vanilla topped with honey and nuts

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16 years ago
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Sì, anche la mela è stata ripiena – mele ripiene con ricotta, miele e noci Cooked apples, sweet and soft…and stuffed with apple mousse and Ricotta which is the Italian ingredient “par excellence” that I find so versatile. You can use it with desserts, or with savory dishes. In France we use [...]
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Cute and tasty – Goat cheese, mushroom, millet "galettes" on leek "effilochée" with spicy red pepper coulis

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16 years ago
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Mignonnes et goutûes – Galettes de chèvre, millet et champignons avec effilochée de poireaux et coulis de poivrons The world of “galette” is infinite. I don’t know exactly how to translate this in English, after searching in my dictionaries and on the web, I got a result of “flat cookie” which [...]
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A taste of Sardinia – Spinach, chick pea and fregola soup

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16 years ago
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Un sapore di Sardegna – Zuppa con spinaci, ceci e fregola I bought Fregola at some Italian grocery store recently. Fregola is a typical Sardinian pasta, it’s quite an interesting pasta due to its specific rough, porous texture, which allows the absorption of many sauces therefore gives Fregola a [...]
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The winning trio – Pear almond and chocolate tart

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16 years ago
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Le trio gagnant – Tarte aux poires et amandes avec pepites de chocolat Living in the US is not always easy to find exactly the right molds, the molds you’ve seen in France at your friends’ house and that you did not want to buy and put in your suitcase to travel accross the Atlantic, thinking [...]
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Gnocchi tango – Duo of sweet potato and carrot gnocchi with prosciutto leeks sauce

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16 years ago
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Tango di gnocchi – gnocchi di patate dolci e carote con salsa di porri e prosciutto Gnocchi and more gnocchi, and those are dancing in my plate and in my mouth… it’s raining again, so rainy days are gnocchi days. The good thing is that even if the process of making gnocchi can take a while, [...]
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When the moon turns into a fish – Hawaiian opah marinated in coconut curry, banana leaf with forbidden rice and grilled Thai eggplant

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16 years ago
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Quand la lune se transforme en poisson –  Opah (moonfish) mariné au lait de coco et curry, cuit dans feuille de banana, riz noir et  aubergines  thai grillées On my trip to Berkeley Bowl, I found those banana leaves (you can find those at any Asian market), and what else goes with banana leaves? [...]
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We sew the squid – Squid stuffed with spinach, olives and pancetta – Roasted pepper and honey salsa

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16 years ago
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On a cousu le calmar – calmars farcis aux épinards, olives, pancetta et sauce aux poivrons grilles et miel Squid reminds me of mediterranean cities, they remind me of the ocean, the blue sky and sunny and hot vacation days.  Lately, I have been missing all those flavors and emotions…it is sunny [...]
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