Posts tagged Rice
Grilled peaches on coconut rice cream and pistachios
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Pêches grillées sur crème de riz à la noix de coco et pistaches
When summer comes again, I just need to find new light and fresh desserts to use peaches, my favorite fruit. If you are like me, cannot get enough of them, here is another a cool recipe to try.
This recipe is quite versatile, you can [...]
Hearty green risotto – Risotto with cream of broccoli
211 years ago
Risotto con crema al broccolo
You might say that this is not real risotto since it’s made with brown arborio rice, so as with any brown rices, you don’t get the creaminess of regular arborio. Honestly I love the texture of brown arborio, it’s chewiness, nutty flavor and wholesomeness. Of course, [...]
Rice timbale with artichokes and peas, parmesan and truffle oil
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Riso ai carciofi, piselli, parmigiano e olio al tartufo
After a trip to Italy and France where I got to see my whole family for once, I came back really inspired.
We went to Cinque Terre (Liguria), then Tuscany (Lucca, Pisa, Firenze, San Gimignano and Pisa), then to my parents’ house situated in [...]
Life is a coconut – Coconut rice balls stuffed with shrimps, zucchini and lemongrass
212 years ago
La vie est une noix de coco – Boulettes de riz à la noix de coco farcies aux crevettes, courgettes et citronnelle
Yes, life is a coconut, after the hard work of breaking the shell, you get the good stuff – I am on a coconut craze lately, and I make everyone around me eat coconut. It’s delicious in [...]
Salad or not salad? – Salad of grain medley with cannellini, shrimps, artichokes in a herb-lemon dressing
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Salade ou pas salade? – Salade tiède de céréales et mélange aux haricots blancs, crevettes, artichauts, vinaigrette aux citron et herbes
Lately I have not been too well, that’s why I haven’t been posting any recipe on a regular basis like I used to, and my desire and energy for cooking has [...]
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 [...]
Always so special – Green risotto
614 years ago
Sempre così speciale – Il riso verde
Riso verde is a specialty I used to eat at our family restaurant in Italy, I haven’t eaten it anywhere else. My dad’s relatives have un’albergo-ristorante (an hotel and restaurant) Al Lago in San Lazzaro that also has a restaurant where they make wonderful [...]
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, [...]
A wild side – Wild rice "à la forestière" with mushrooms, carrots and walnuts
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Un côté sauvage – Riz sauvage à la forestière aux champignons, carottes et noix
I haven’t realized Thanksgiving is coming soon, then I am leaving to visit my family in France shortly after, not sure I will have time to make it to Italy but we’ll see. It’s been one year I did not go home, and I am [...]
Something to deal with traffic – Riz au lait with strawberry compote
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Une petite douceur pour se remettre du trafic – Riz au lait à la compote de fraises
My Friday afternoon was spent driving back and forth from San Francisco to the East Bay. I completely forgot that on Friday afternoons when it rains the freeways are completely insane and the traffic is worse than [...]