Side Dish
Like in Kyoto – Daikon steak
08 years ago
Comme à Kyoto – Steak de Daikon
After a recent trip to Japan I came back with tons of recipes, ideas, inspirations, and a fascination for this wonderful country. Needless to say that for someone like me who spends most of her time cooking, and who loves to cook, Japan is the place to go. [...]
In the wide world of galettes – Cauliflower and zucchini galettes, bed of carrots, yogurt sauce
010 years ago
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 [...]
Baby wheat – Freekeh pilaf with roasted squash, peas and lemon oil
012 years ago
Le blé bébé – Freekeh pilaf avec courge rôtie, petit pois et huile de citron
After a trip to Samiramis this weekend, one of my favorite Middle Eastern stores in the city, and after going through all the aisles, and through every product on the shelves (I have to refrain myself or I will buy all [...]
Why not? – Spaghetti squash with artichoke pesto
813 years ago
Perchè no? – Zucca spaghetti con pesto ai carciofini
Crushing these gorgeous baby artichokes into a pesto broke my heart. I have always wanted to make artichoke pesto but never really managed to turn the artichokes into a paste. They’re so cute and delicious as hearts that really putting them [...]
Kale is in fashion – Spicy kale and chick peas with tzatziki
813 years ago
La mode du chou frisé – Chou frisé aux pois chiches épices et tzatziki
Originally I wanted to keep this vegan, then I could not resist to use that beautiful Greek yogurt I had in the refrigerator. Kale is quite THE popular vegetable these days, at least in California, and everyone talks about [...]
A little bundle of joy – Napoléon of eggplants, king oyster mushrooms and manchego – Tomato concassée
2814 years ago
Un brin de bonheur – Napoléon d’aubergines, pleurottes géantes et manchego – Concassée de tomates
For the pastry “connaisseurs“, Napoléon is a famous pastry from Eastern Europe, made out different layers of crème patissière (custard), and puff pastry. While in Lithuania, and during its Russian [...]
Back to Provence – Tian Provencal and tapenade tartine
3214 years ago
De retour en Provence – Tian Provençal et tartine de tapenade
Tian is a traditional dish from Provence, and should be made in a clay dish…since I just broke mine, I had to use a Pyrex one. The vegetables are sliced thinly, placed upright and cooked in the oven for a long time. You can add goat [...]
I can play the mandoline – Zucchini tagliatelle with spicy chick pea tomato sauce
2114 years ago
Posso suonare il mandolino – Tagliatelle di zucchine con salsa al pomodoro, ceci e origano
I bought a new mandoline before I would slice a few of my fingers, one day I cut the tip of my index while shaving fennel and had to go to the emergency room, so my new mandoline is much better and safer, and [...]
A Goat in the kitchen – Cauliflower and leek gratin with goat milk
3014 years ago
Une chèvre dans la cuisine – Gratin de chou fleur et poireaux au lait de chèvre
I forgot how DMV can be a nightmare, waiting for your number 389 when the current number is 210 can be the story of an afternoon. So people bring balls to play with, and all kinds of entertainment to spend three to [...]
A far away cousin of vegetable paella – Saffron brown rice with mixed vegetables
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Un cousin éloigné de la paella végétarienne – Riz brun au saffran et méli mélo de petits légumes
It’s time for some rice…rice and potatoes are two ingredients I rarely use, French people eat a LOT of potatoes, at my parents my mom rarely made them, Italians are more pasta eaters than potato [...]