Posts tagged garlic

Lentils and carrot mash with roasted butternut squash and tahini sauce

9 years ago

by silvia in Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian - dairy

Ecrasée de lentilles et carottes et courge butternut rôtie, sauce tahini A clean and healthy meal to end the week…which I have to say has been kind and sweet. I am planning my trip to France with a few healthy recipes to bring along for my parents, and especially my mom who has diabetes. My [...]

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It’s eatable – Sauté beet leaves with cumin, garlic and raisins

9 years ago

by silvia in Express - Less than 30 minutes, Vegan, Vegetables

Ça se mange – Fanes de betteraves sautées au cumin, ail et raisins secs This morning I went shopping and I had beets on the menu…as usual this store (which I am not going to mention) never has what I need, some days there are no leeks, no scallions or no basmati rice, or no won ton wrappers, [...]

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Molokhia with shrimps, Cairo style

9 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood, Soups

Molokhia aux crevettes comme au Caire, quinoa pilaf This recipe is neither French nor Italian but Middle Eastern. I first tasted molokhia when I lived in London at a Palestinian lady’s house. My good friend Stephanie and I wanted to learn English so in our 20′s we went to live in London (which [...]

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Cauliflower party – Whole roasted and marinated cauliflower, bell pepper salsa

9 years ago

by silvia in Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian - dairy

Le chou fleur en fête – Chou fleur entier rôti, poivrons grillés marinés I was reading an article on cauliflower on a French magazine, and I thought I would like to try roasting it whole. What a wonderful idea to slowly cook a whole cauliflower in the oven, rubbed with herbs and spices. For [...]

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Happy lunch – Stuffed Branzino

11 years ago

by silvia in Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish/Seafood

Pranzino felicissimo – Branzino ripieno I don’t know you, but a good meal,”me met de bonne humeur“! It totally makes me happy, and lifts up my mood…since Mr. F is traveling to Europe for a couple of weeks, I am taking this time off to treat myself with meals I love, just like this one. I love to [...]

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Simply delicious – Spaghetti with bottarga

12 years ago

by silvia in Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish/Seafood, Pasta

Semplicemente deliziosi – Spaghetti alla bottarga Bottarga is called mullet roe in English or boutargue in French and is popular in some Mediterranean countries. It is basically the eggs of the mullet fish that have been salted and dried, then preserved in wax. I think in Italy, Sardinia is the [...]

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Mes petits choux – Prosciutto wrapped Brussels sprouts on mâche salad and roasted pepper vinaigrette

12 years ago

by silvia in Salads

Mon petit chou – Choux de Bruxelles enrobés de prosciutto sur lit de mâche et vinaigrette de poivrons grillés This is truly a fun way to eat Brussels sprouts. In case you thought they were a tiny intimidating or boring, or just unappealing, you can play with them so they become exciting. It’s true [...]

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Very Chick – Rosemary shrimp brochette on spicy chick pea purée

12 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Fish/Seafood

Très chic – Brochette de crevettes en branche de romarin, sur purée epicée de pois chiches After a few recipes mixing shrimps and cannellini beans, or shrimps and fava beans, let’s have fun with chick peas, I think they’re closer to a bean than a pea, called pois chiche in French but it seems like [...]

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On the thumb – Green bean salad mimosa with herb-butter shrimp tartines

13 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Breakfast/Brunch, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish/Seafood

Sur le pouce – Salade de haricots verts mimosa et tartines de crevettes au beurre d’herbes Sur le pouce, is literally translated by “on the thumb”, je mange sur le pouce, or I eat on the thumb, which means eating fast. It originated in the XIX century when workers didn’t have time to eat, they cut [...]

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Why not? – Spaghetti squash with artichoke pesto

13 years ago

by silvia in Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian - dairy

Perchè no? – Zucca spaghetti con pesto ai carciofini Crushing these gorgeous baby artichokes into a pesto broke my heart. I have always wanted to make artichoke pesto but never really managed to turn the artichokes into a paste. They’re so cute and delicious as hearts that really putting them [...]

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