Posts tagged Appetizer

tartare2web

A different kind of tartare – Salmon tartare with wasabi, sesame seeds and avocado

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14 years ago
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Un tartare un peu différent – Tartare de saumon, wasabi, sésame et avocat This is such an overdue post, since this salmon has been one of my favorites for such a long time. I used to make a similar tartare with ahi tuna (or as we call it in France thon rouge, red tuna), but due to the extinction [...]
chevrepane4web

Chèvre the other way – Breaded goat cheese on a roasted red pepper, honey and balsamic vinegar salsa

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14 years ago
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Chèvre, l’autre facon – Chèvre pané et sauce aux poivrons grillés, miel et balsamique Have you ever felt like a goat cheese appetizer but not on a salad or on toasts? This warm goat cheese appetizer has been one of my favorites, and makes such an elegant small dish with simple and down to earth [...]
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Seafood obsession part III – Spicy mussels and clams with leeks, beer, chili and herbs

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14 years ago
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A la pêche aux moules….- Moules et praires aux poireaux, bière, piment et herbes A la pêche aux moules, moules, moules, je ne veux plus y aller maman, les gens de la ville, ville, ville, m’ont pris mon panier… despite mon panier, I still want to go mussel fishing! I am afraid I cannot stop [...]
crescia3web

Grandma's secret recipe – Potato crescia with greens and many other things

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14 years ago
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La ricetta segreta di Nonna ‘Nita – Crescia di patate con verdura, e tante altre cose My grandma used to make this crescia when we were kids (my cousins and I) since we were all living together as in a traditional Italian family, and we were just going crazy for it, it was called la crescia colle [...]
scallopcuillere3web

One spoon for me and two for you – Scallops with mango and blood orange vinaigrette

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14 years ago
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Une cuillère pour moi, et deux pour toi – Cuillères de St Jacques à la vinaigrette de mangue et orange sanguine I bought so many different kinds of those cuillères (spoons) while in France, which was not really a necessity since they are also available in the US, but my mom shoved them in my [...]
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Gratin with a twist not Dauphinois! – Potato, zucchini and roquefort gratin

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14 years ago
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Gratin fantaisie et pas Dauphinois! – Gratin de pommes de terre, courgettes et roquefort There is the traditional gratin Dauphinois (from the Dauphiné region) where the potatoes are cooked in milk, then placed in the oven with butter (NO cheese) the real gratin Dauphinois has no cheese! Even [...]
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Rise and fall – Carrot, acorn squash and taleggio soufflé with goat milk

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14 years ago
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Attention ca retombe vite! – Soufflé aux carottes, courge et taleggio au lait de chêvre I cannot tell you for how long I wanted to make this soufflé with goat milk. I made a vegetable gratin with goat milk that was delicious so I wanted to use this delicate milk in a soufflé and see what would [...]
artichokesquid3web

Do you know Alain Carro? – Artichokes with squid from Alain Carro

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14 years ago
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Vous connaissez Alain Carro? – Artichauts et calamars d’Alain Carro I got a beautiful book for my birthday called Culina Mediterranea, the book must weight about 10 lb, is 4 inches thick, I can only read the book if it’s laying on a table, it’s too heavy to carry and impossible to be reading it [...]
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Bitter and sweet and not for Thanksgiving – Scallops with mandarin sauce on sauté radicchio

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14 years ago
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Amer et sucré – St Jacques à la mandarine sur lit de Trévise One day before thanksgiving and I am so not in the mood for turkey, but fish, seafood, and more seafood. I think my guests would be disappointed, if I serve them a seafood dinner. Thanksgiving dinner will be a non-American Thanksgiving [...]
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Not that "bête" – Verrines of golden beets with herbed ricotta

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14 years ago
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Pas si bêtes que ca – Verrines de betteraves, ricotta aux herbes I went for a little walk downtown today since my car did not run, the internet and the phone were completely dead, so I decided to take a day off rooming around the city. It had been a while I did not get the chance to do so and [...]
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