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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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Vegetable crumble decadence – Yellow zucchini, spinach and red onion crumble with feta and raisins

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16 years ago
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Crumble de légumes décadent – Crumble à la Courgette jaune, épinards, oignon rouge, raisins secs et feta I have been thinking about a savory crumble for a while now, but never had really the right opportunity to make one recently, so today on the treadmill, I have been obsessively thinking about [...]
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Green tea for chocolate – Green tea and chocolate cake with cocoa niblets

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16 years ago
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Ciambellone senza buco al cioccolato è tè verde Sometimes my childhood memories bring my back to Italy where my grandmother used to make ciambella or ciambellone, which is somehow a traditional Italian cake from their region (the Marche), originally round with a hole in the middle, not too [...]
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The stuffy mushroom – Mushrooms stuffed with shrimps topped with pancetta, garlic and herbs

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16 years ago
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Champignons farcis aux crevettes, saint-jacques, pancetta et herbes Mushrooms are so versatile to use and so low in calories, about 30 calories per 100 grams and most of all delicious in  any shape and form. They’re also high in potassium and in fibers and to me anything that has lots of fibers, [...]
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Vegetable trio fantasy – Grilled baby blue lake potatoes, asparagus, turnips with mixed herbs and lavender salt

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16 years ago
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Trio de légumes fantaisie – Vitelottes, asperges et navets aux herbes et sel de lavande I like to mix and match all kinds of vegetables, and when you feel like a light vegetarian meal, nothing better than a bowl of those mini blue lake potatoes, turnips and asparagus with a side dish of green [...]
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Complete meal in a bowl – Spicy salmon balls with coconut rice, shitakee and ginger scallion dipping sauce

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16 years ago
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Repas complet dans un bol – Boulettes épicées de saumon avec riz à la noix de coco et shitakee, sauce gingembre et oignon vert A good Cambodian friend from High school taught me how to cook a perfect rice in term of rice/water quantity if you don’t want to use a measuring cup and if you don’t [...]
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