Posts tagged Recipes

We want more! – Grilled spiced scallops on a curry tomato fondue with caramelized endives
316 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
On en veut encore! – Saint-jacques grillées aux épices sur fondue de tomates au curry et endives caramelisées
Actually I wanted to make scallops with endives and incorporating orange juice in the recipe, unfortunately I ate all the oranges so I had no choice and had to change my original idea or [...]

Back to traditions – Cumin and garlic marinated grilled lamb shanks with saute flageolets
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De retour au traditions – Petites côtes d’agneau grillé mariné à l’ail et cumin et flageolets
I never bought flageolets beans in the US, last time I ate flageolet was in France. Flageolet are kidney beans that are not fully grown, so they have a nice light green color. They go wonderfully with [...]

The spring soup – Turnip greens and potato velouté
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La soupe de printemps – Velouté aux fanes de navet et pommes de terre
A friend of mine told me one day that her mom made excellent soup with radish leaves, that it was something quite delicious and a typical summery dish from her region in the South of France. Thinking about it, I believed her [...]

A colored feast – Bamboo rice risotto, grilled butternut squash, halibut demi-sel with cilantro jus
016 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
A festin tout en couleurs – Risotto au riz de bamboo et courge butternut grillée flétan demi-sel meunière, jus de coriandre
Who said you can only make risotto with Arborio? I found this beautiful short green rice, infused with bamboo juice. It’s sold in bulk at the Rainbow and looked so [...]

Tofu is back from Cairo – Curried tofu pyramids with broccoli and mushrooms
416 years ago
Le tofu est revenu du Caire – Pyramides de tofu au curry avec broccoli et champignons
Those little tofu pyramids are not only adorable, but also delicious…tofu can be unappealing for some people, it is certainly bland as an ingredient, but when slightly spiced up with herbs and spices, it’s simply [...]

The crazy ricotta – Ricotta "frittelle" with raisins, chocolate chips and almonds
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La ricotta Impazzita – Frittelle di ricotta con uvetta, cioccolato e mandorle
Ricotta is used in Italy for dessert as well as for savory dishes…Usually frittelle are deep fried in oil and since I tend to be a health conscious cook, I just refused to deep fry them, the thing is instead of turning [...]

Chicken breasts stuffed with pancetta, olives and herbs, root vegetable sauté and lavender salt
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Escalopes de poulet farcies à la pancetta, olives et herbes, sauce moutarde légumes racines sautés au sel de lavande
Chicken and pancetta are good friends…they make wonderful combinations. These delicious roulades are not really related to the Italian saltimbocca. Actually I started with the idea [...]

In the world of pesto – Roasted red and orange bell pepper pesto
016 years ago
Nel mondo del pesto – Pesto ai pepperoni gialli e rossi e basilico
I can see that pesto is something quite popular in the US. The funny thing is that pesto being a “paste” originally from Genoa, in Liguria region…my parents being from Marche region, pesto is something that has never been part of [...]

The sexy blinis – Banana blini with quinoa flour, caramelized banana and whipped cream
016 years ago
Les blinis sexy – Blinis à la banane farine de quinoa, bananes caramelisées et crème fouettée
They’re sexy because they’re healthy…anything healthy is sexy to me. If you like quinoa you will like those blinis. I bought some quinoa flour yesterday at the Rainbow and wanted to make [...]

Savory morsels – Rice paper rolls with shrimps, scallops, shitake and lime soy dipping sauce
316 years ago
Bouchées savoureuses – Rouleaux farcis aux crevettes, saint-jacques, shitake – sauce au citron vert et soja
Those little pannequins are so light and delicious that when you start eating one, you cannot stop eating them. It’s the same concept as Asian rolls, with rice flour sheets and stuffed with [...]