Posts tagged seafood
Octopus stew with cannellini bean purée, herb oil
07 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Ragoût de poulpe, purée de haricots blancs et huile aux herbes
I made this dish a while ago, then never got the chance to finish writing it. So here we are now, during the holiday season with a non Christmassy dish…It’s not quite the best recipe for the occasion but it is definitely delicious so [...]
Shrimp and spinach bastilla
08 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Bastilla de crevettes et épinards
I have made chicken bastilla quite often but never with shrimps. Originally, I was thinking of a vegetarian version, then I thought shrimps would be a good idea. Bastilla is a Moroccan dish usually filled with meat or fish/seafood and wrapped in filo dough, [...]
Celery root purée, braised fennel and scallop with mango vinegar glaze
08 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Purée de celeri rave, fenouil braisé à l’orange et St Jacques au vinaigre de mangue
I haven’t celery rave in a long time, for no specific reason, maybe because I don’t enjoy peeling it. is that a good enough reason? maybe not.
In France we eat celery rave a lot, mainly in rémoulade. Rémoulade is [...]
A different kind of bourride – Bourride of monkfish, clams and shrimps
08 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Une bourride un peu différente – Bourride de lotte, coques et crevettes
Bourride is a Provencal dish, let’s say the cousin of bouillabaisse. It’s originally made out of monkfish. In this version, I added shrimps and clams and fennel in the broth. I love the combination of fennel and [...]
Grilled octopus, fennel and fava bean saute, roasted pepper salsa, mixed herb salsa
08 years ago
by silvia
in Fish/Seafood
Poulpe grillé sur lit de fenouil et fèves, coulis de poivrons grillés, et sauce aux fines herbes
Since I came back from Japan, I have been wanting to make Takoyaki which are Japanese octopus balls usually find in the streets of Japan and eaten as snacks. They are delightful (of course if you [...]
Taste from the ocean – Spirulina and farro-buckwheat tagliatelle with octopus stew
09 years ago
Un sapore di mare – Tagliatelle con spirulina al farro e saraceno, ragù di polpo
I have been thinking about this pasta for a while now…sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I think about some new recipes, and this one has been occupying my mind lately. I love colors everywhere, and [...]
Razor clams are back! – Baked razor clams stuffed with mixed herbs and lemon zest
09 years ago
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 [...]
Distant and delightul memories – Octopus carpaccio
19 years ago
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 [...]
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 [...]
Do you smoke? Cigarettes with leeks, shrimps and shiitake
312 years ago
Vous fumez? – Cigarettes aux poireaux, crevettes et champigons shiitake
I am a heavy smoker of those cigarettes! The excitement is more related to the feuilles de brick (the wrapping sheets, literally translated into “sheet brick”) than to those cigarettes themselves. I used to bring feuilles de [...]