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Going back to childhood, the Yogurt Cake – Traditional French yogurt cake with apples

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De retour en enfance, le gâteau au yaourt In France, yogurt cake is an institution, everyone has its own version of it and it’s the first cake kids learn how to bake in school. I seriously doubt there is one French person who doesn’t know how to bake this cake. I made my first yogurt cake when I [...]
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The cucumber and the snowball – Goat cheese chive ball on cucumber carpaccio and bed of frisée, balsamic vinegar vinaigrette

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Le concombre et la boule de neige –  Carpaccio de concombre et sa frisée, boule de chèvre à la ciboulette, vinaigrette balsamique This is a nice and fresh salad, it’s composed of a cucumber carpaccio, with frisee salad with balsamic vinaigrette and a chive goat cheese ball on top. I love the [...]
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It feels like the South – Penne and fusilli with grilled eggplant and a basil tomato sauce with olives and mozzarella

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16 years ago
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Come nel Sud – Penne et fusilli con melanzane, pomodori, basilico, olive e mozzarella Pasta is a wonderful and nutritious meal, especially the one made with whole grain flours, such as quinoa, spelt or other multi-grain pasta. Eggplant pasta is quite a popular dish in Sicily, and the first time I [...]
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Bialetti…for ever

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16 years ago
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When it comes to espresso, needless to say that Italy is the place for espresso lovers. The love Italians have for coffee is similar to the culture French have for wine. Probably because they import the best coffees, the best mixtures and most of all, it’s the country where most coffee makers and [...]
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Pear Tiramisù – Tiramisù alle pere, è troppo buono!

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16 years ago
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I have been in the mood for pears for quite some time , and the thought of making a pear Tiramisù was occupying my mind. For whatever reason, the strawberry version I made a few times was not one of my favorite, the strawberries get easily soaked and mushy and lose color and texture. I am still a [...]
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La vie en rose is…la vie en rose

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16 years ago
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Shrimp, avocado, grapefruit salad with endives, orange vinaigrette This fresh and citrusy salad is always a wonderful start to a multiple courses meal. Who doesn’t like the contrasts of flavors between the grapefruit, the avocado and sweet taste of shrimps? Besides the melange of colors it’s [...]
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When corn and cumin meet – Quand le mais et le cumin se rencontrent

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16 years ago
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Crunchy corn and scallion fritters with chili garlic sauce These little corn fritters or galettes (galettes are somehow equivalent to pancakes) are very popular as appetizers along with a green salad or as finger food on their own. They’re vegan too and extremely flavorful, so certainly not the [...]
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Chicken in his pink evening dress – Le poulet en tenue de soirée

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16 years ago
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Sage and garlic chicken tenders wrapped in prosciutto with lemon pepper dressing This is a lighter version of the Italian saltimbocca stuffed with fontina cheese, sage and cooked in wine, saltimbocca literally means “jump in your mouth”. Since there is no cheese in those, they are grilled [...]
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Mini fall gratins – Mini gratins d’automne

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16 years ago
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Mini fall gratins with wild mushrooms and leeks What I really like about those gratins is that they’re very versatile. They can be served as an appetizer with a mache salad on the side or accompaniment to any meat dish or fish. I served them with grilled chicken breasts strips and wrapped in [...]

Pasta History

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16 years ago
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Pasta and pizza are considered the two Italian national dishes, and Italians consume pasta about once a day which adds up to something like 30 kg per year. There has been discussions and disagreements about the origin of pasta, some say Marco Polo brought pasta when he came back from his trip to [...]
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