Posts tagged shrimps
For French mother’s day – Sauté shrimps with cardamom and blackberry coulis
3313 years ago
Pour la fête des mères – Crevettes sautées à la cardamome et au coulis de mûres
I have felt the whole day as if today was Sunday…what a “tête en l’air” (head in the air) that would translate into air-headed, I do not have that particular reputation but today it really felt like a Sunday to me, the [...]
Eat your broccoli! – Almond shrimps with broccoli purée
1514 years ago
Mange tes brocolis! – Crevettes aux amandes et purée de brocoli
Nothing too fancy in this post, but rather a very simple combination of shrimps and broccoli. Very few ingredients that work well together.
Vegetable purée is a great way to have the kids who are reluctant to eat vegetable actually [...]
Who's in for okra? – Spicy okra, green beans and shrimp stew
1414 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Qui est pour le gombo? - Gombos, haricots verts et crevettes épicées
What’s up with okra? My feeling is that very few people like it. Now, I have to admit that I never cooked okra before, and always ate it at my Indian friend’s house…I never was motivated to buy it and found other vegetables I [...]
Ocean terrine – Scallops and shrimp terrine with herbs and asparagus ribbons in vinaigrette
1214 years ago
Terrine de la mer parfumée – Terrine de St Jacques et crevettes aux herbes – rubans d’asperges en vinaigrette
I am fascinated by the world of terrines, like most French, we love terrines, and what is more French than a terrine? really maybe baguette? they can be refined and elegant, beautiful, [...]
The salad of all seasons – Warm spinach salad with shrimps, langoustines and edamame with a ginger lime vinaigrette
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La salade de toutes saisons – Salade tiède d’épinards, crevettes, langoustines et edamame, vinaigrette au gingembre et citron vert
Yes spring is on its way, well some days it feels like summer, then the following day the rain keeps pouring but I just want to believe spring is coming (never under [...]
To share with a girlfriend – Traditional Italian seafood stew from Fano
914 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Per una cena tra amiche – Brodetto alla Fanese
When two friends reunite around a huge pot of brodetto, it’s always a memorable evening…especially when both of them are craving fish and seafood.
I grew up eating brodetto, my mom’s favorite. The city of Fano in Italy and that particular region, [...]
More pesto stories – Penne with broccoli rabe-almond pesto and shrimps
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Storie di pesto – Penne con pesto alle cime di rapa e gamberi
Lately, I have been too busy and hundred things to take care of, which in my world means no sleep and no time for anything including cooking and of course, deep under eye circles. Those cernes how we call them in French make me look [...]
For the Sunday lunch – Arugula, Shrimp, fennel and chick pea salad
1014 years ago
Per il pranzo della domenica – Insalata di gamberi, rucola, finocchio e ceci
Happy Valentine’s day to everyone! Joyeuse St. Valentin!
Valentine’s day is not only the celebration of love but also of friendship, so I think everyone is concerned. It seems like the celebration goes back to antiquity [...]
Surprise, surprise!!! – Farfalline "haute couture" with shrimps, scallops and leek sauce
1414 years ago
Che sorpresa! – Farfalline “Hautes Couture” con gamberi, capesante e crema ai porri
I finally received my mom’s package, it only took six days which is really not much. I was expecting it and was wondering if they would open it at the customs but it arrived intact.
I was not sure of what she put [...]
A different kind of basmati – Coral red basmati with mustard greens, peas and shrimps
1814 years ago
Un basmati pas comme les autres – Basmati rouge corail aux crevettes, fanes de moutarde et pois
I think by now I must have tried almost all the different kinds of rice on the market, going from basic to fancy. The funny thing is that I am not a big rice eater but when I see a kind I never tasted, [...]