Posts tagged zucchini
Small dish but big flavors – Eggs cocotte with cream of zucchini, sundried tomatoes and artichokes
1414 years ago
Petit plat mais grandes saveurs – Oeufs cocotte, crème de courgette, tomates séchées et artichauts
Oeufs cocotte can be simple, refined, original, creative, or whatever you want them to be. No one can resist the charm of those more contemporary “oeufs cocotte“. The traditional oeufs cocotte were [...]
Gratin with a twist not Dauphinois! – Potato, zucchini and roquefort gratin
1114 years ago
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 [...]
In the world of vegetable galettes – Zucchini galettes with feta, chili and thyme
1715 years ago
On ne se lasse pas des galettes de légumes – Galettes de courgettes à la feta, piment et thym
I have been thinking lately about Thanksgiving menu and I am not sure what to make yet. Last year was mainly a “French” Thanksgiving with of course a Turkey but prepared the French way since the guests [...]
Let’s have a picnic – Grilled vegetables sandwich with goat cheese and tapenade
1715 years ago
On se fait un pique-nique? – Sandwich aux légumes grillés, chèvre et tapenade
I am still in the middle of boxes and no kitchen cabinets and no silverware and tons of boxes filled with junk stuff…the bad news is that I need to cook tomorrow for some new clients and that I am still wondering how it [...]
Focaccia or Schiacciata? – Stuffed schiacciata with onions, zucchini, mushrooms and fontina
2115 years ago
Focaccia o schiacciata? – Schiacciata ripiena con cipolle, zucchine, funghi e fontina
Even though this week is a crazy week, I think I am even crazier to be cooking, when I should be either packing or painting or working on some menus and certainly not working on my blog. I am just a little [...]
Fregola is acting like a risotto – Saffron fregola with grilled zucchini and mushrooms
1115 years ago
La Fregola è gelosa del risotto – Fregola allo zafferano con zucchine e funghi
I adore Fregola’s texture…those little round balls that are similar to couscous but are really not…It’s a pasta specialty from Sardinia and when cooked they remain somehow chewy and al dente at the same time.
This [...]
A taste from far away – Shrimps in a coconut colombo sauce on spiced vanilla basmati rice
815 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
A goût qui vient de loin – Crevettes sauce colombo et noix de coco sur riz Basmati épicé à la vanille
The first interesting part of this dish is the rice…yes indeed. An Indian friend of mine who arrived straight from Cochin used to prepare this type of rice and I loved its subtle fragrance. So [...]
Just for fun – Zucchini flans with olives, feta and mint in a heirloom tomato vinaigrette
1215 years ago
Juste pour s’amuser – Flan de courgettes, aux olives, feta et menthe à la vinaigrette de tomates anciennes
You can make those just for the fun of it because they’re so easy and quick to make. Those cute flans have been always a favorite of mine and whoever tried them too. They are addictive and [...]
Vegetables inside and out – Carrot tagliolini with zucchini-walnut pesto
615 years ago
Verdura fuori e dentro – Tagliolini di carote con pesto alle zucchine e noci
More on the homemade vegetable pasta chapter… I am in my Italian cooking phase, I left French food aside and going back to my roots. Playing with pasta is a lot of fun. I love making homemade pasta, and having my hands [...]
Round and spicy – Stuffed round zucchini with curried lentils
315 years ago
Rondes et épicées – Courgettes rondes farcies de lentilles au curry
Another version of stuffed zucchini, those are the round kind and this recipe has a little exotic twist with the curry and other spices in it. I think this kind of zucchini is really made to be stuffed, they have a very inviting [...]