Appetizers

East-West – Zucchini and daikon carpaccio with roasted tomatoes and tarrragon coulis

7 years ago

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

Carpaccio de courgettes et daikon au coulis de tomates grillées et estragon I was not sure how this would end up, and did not know if it was worth posting. The funny thing, is that I finished making the carpaccio, and thought let’s not go through the posting process, of writing and editing [...]

Appetizer carpaccio daikon roasted tomatoe coulis Vegan zucchini

Quick and simple – Yams tartine with greens, sardines and radishes, lemon-herb pesto

7 years ago

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

Rapide et simple – Tartine de yams, sardines et radis, au pesto de fines herbes Today, I have no time to have fun and prepare some nice lunch so I have to go with efficiency. I love tartines and never think of making them for lunch. I eat sweet tartines for breakfast but rarely for lunch. What a [...]

Appetizer fish radish sardine tartine yam

Some kind of salad niçoise

8 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Salads

Un genre de salade niçoise After my little trip to Portland, I came back very inspired, with lots of recipe ideas. I think I fell in love with the city, its beautiful trails and restaurant scene, not to mention the gorgeous neighborhoods with magnificent trees and greenery. Portland truly has [...]

anchovies capers endive green beans grilled endive grilled radicchio kalamata olives radicchio salad salade nicoise tomatoes tuna

Razor clams are back! – Baked razor clams stuffed with mixed herbs and lemon zest

9 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Fish/Seafood

Les couteaux sont de retour – Couteaux farcis aux herbes et zestes de citron These razor clams remind me of my childhood with my grandmother on a beach on the Adriatic. We used to find those inside the sand and pick them to bring home. It’s been so hard to find them in the stores in the US, and [...]

Appetizers clams herbs lemon razor clams seafood

Distant and delightul memories – Octopus carpaccio

9 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Fish/Seafood

Ricordo lontano – Carpaccio di polpo I have been wanting to make this carpaccio for such a long time, then one thing or another comes up and I end up making something else. Besides, a whole uncooked octopus is hard to find, but lately I saw them at Whole Foods. The first time I tasted an octopus [...]

Appetizer carpaccio di polpo lemon juice octopus octopus carpaccio parsley polpo poulpe seafood

Croquettes or galettes? – Cod croquettes, with carrots ribbons and yogurt-capers sauce

9 years ago

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

Croquettes ou galettes? – Croquettes de cabillaud, tagliatelles de carottes et sauce yaourt câpres-moutarde I could not decide on what to call those…either croquettes or galettes which in the French culinary world mean slightly different things. Croquette come from the verb “croquer” which means [...]

Appetizers capers carrots croquettes fish mayonaise ribbons yogurt

Smoke salmon, broccoli purée and spinach timbale, dill sauce

10 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Fish/Seafood

Timbale de purée de brocoli, épinards et saumon fumé, sauce aneth I had some broccoli that I needed to use, and I did not feel like eating them in pieces, so I figured if I made purée, what else could I combine them with. One thing led to one other and one thought led to one other, so here it is, [...]

Appetizer baby kale broccoli dill entree fish smoke salmon spinach timbale

In the wide world of galettes – Cauliflower and zucchini galettes, bed of carrots, yogurt sauce

10 years ago

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

Dans le vaste monde des galettes – Galettes de chou fleur et courgettes, sur lit de carottes rapées et sauce yaourt I am so happy about the time change, days seems longer, they are definitely brighter. I am very ready for spring and everything it brings us. This recipe features one more [...]

Appetizer cauliflower galettes Vegetables vegetarian zucchini

Brick stuffed with curried vegetable, yogurt herb sauce

10 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian - dairy

Bricks de légumes au curry, sauce yaourt aux herbes I got inspired by Indian samosas when I made those. I felt like eating something spicy, salty, but not greasy and since I bought a few brick packs when I was in France, with an expiration date coming close, I figured let’s make something that [...]

Appetizer bricks broccoli carrots feuilles de brick mint scallion Vegan vegetarian yams yogurt

Stuffed portobello with vegetables goat cheese and basil

11 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Vegetables, Vegetarian - dairy

Portobellos farcis aux légumes, chèvre et basilic I cannot believe that my last post goes back to one month ago. Shame on me. I have no excuse, so shame on me twice. I have been back from France, then I got sick, then I have been busy working and busy working out, so one thing added to another, [...]

Appetizer basil bell pepper goat cheese mushrooms portobello zucchini

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