Happy New Year to all of you!
I am back from a great trip to France, where there were a lot of nice food experiences, of course, and family time in the Alps, skiing! More on that later, but in the meantime, while I was away, the recipes of the chocolate contest I participated in were [...]
Home » Archive for January, 2006
Concours de chocolatJanuary 2, 2006
|
|
Christmas Eve in la Chapelle d’Abondance in the French AlpsThe beauty of Christmas is that it varies from countries to countries, with every country bringing its own set of traditions and coutumes as to what to do and eat. |
|
|
New Zealand in ParisJanuary 3, 2006
Paris was cold and windy, we even saw snow!-well, it quickly transformed in this undescriptive slush, so you have the picture of what it felt like walking in the Parisian streets. No need to say it was a big change from the beautiful sun we witnessed in the French Alps. I remembered being able to [...] |
|
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit ChallengeJanuary 4, 2006
Food, photography, look, feel, taste. All the little things that make my eyes sparkle. |
Stuffed tomatoes — Tomates farciesJanuary 5, 2006 Recipe: Stuffed tomatoesThere are those simple dishes that you want to make because you need comfort food, and because it reminds you of what your mum used to make when you were a child. Stuffed tomatoes are that kind of food for me. When I make them, I remember every detail of those family meals with les [...] |
|
|
Repas en avion – Airports and food, are they exclusive?Airports and food, are they exclusive? |
|
Foodography – more fun with the cameraJanuary 6, 2006
Follow-up on the same foodography event organized by Sam and Andrew from Spittoon. Post started here. Great way to learn more about food photo taking, which is mon vrai dada ( anyone knows how to translate this in English? ) TT? |
Méli-mélo de carottes et courgettes – Carrot Zucchini Vegetable StewThe Irish flag! Green, white, orange! St Patrick’s day! Ah no, sorry, wrong day. I reassure you, no I am not Irish, but I like Irish colours, and oh yes, my husband is Irish, and so are his zillions of cousins, the friends of the cuzs, and the sister and the mother and father, not to [...] |
|
La badiane – Star AniseJanuary 7, 2006
Presenting new creatures: Who has not been puzzled and intrigued by the shape and the strong smell of a star anise? Such an elegant shape, playful, powerfully fragrant. |
|
Vegetable tartlets — Tartelettes aux légumesJanuary 9, 2006 Recipe: Vegetable tartletsLa réserve – my squirrel storage |
|
Bread making — Le savoir-faire du painI like bread. Now this is a very plain boring statement. If I still lived in France, there [...] |
|
Pomegranate and Strawberry Faux TiramisuJanuary 10, 2006
Pomegranate and Strawberry Faux Tiramisu and its blackberry coulis |
|
Leçon de cuisine : cuisson à la vapeur à la cambodgienne – Cambodian Steaming Cooking ClassJanuary 11, 2006
If going to stay up late on a Friday night, there are just a few things that can persuade me to get up early: going for a long hike at the top of a mountain, or fly to a nice destination -but this is fading away a bit as I came to realize that I [...] |
|
|
Tagged to 7 MemeJanuary 12, 2006
What a *cool* idea! That means, I have to think and try to use my memory which is already so quickly fading away. I wonder how many neurones I lose a day while getting older. My rate seems larger than the normal average. |
Lemongrass Chicken Shrimp — Poulet et crevettes à la citronnelleJanuary 13, 2006 Recipe: Lemongrass Chicken ShrimpI have a strong attraction for Asian food. I am far from being an expert at cooking it, but I still cook it often with favorite recipes of my own or from the many cookbooks I have, to which I add my own variations to satisfy my taste and favorite flavors. I use basics and [...] |
|
|
Cela allait à la poubelle – It was about to go to the trash!January 14, 2006
Can you tell me what this is? Lilizen from Gastronomades asked me to be part of an interesting photography event, that is take a picture of a food item just before it makes its way to the trash. Nothing goes in the trash in my kitchen, what can I think of? Liar! Ah well, all right, [...] |
Pear Tartlets — Tartelettes aux poiresRecipe: Pear TartletsFor the longest time, I had a very strong dislike for pears. The riper they were and the more I disliked them. I generally eat most of everything, food even on the verge to be trash-elected I have to confess, but that is mainly because of my crazy horrible I-want-to-lose-it bad habit of not throwing [...] |
|
Tagliatelles and Vegetable Peels — Tagliatelles aux pelures de légumesJanuary 15, 2006
Replenishing in greens and indulging in the sweetness of coconut, with nice zest added by lime. On this past Sunday night, this is exactly what we felt like eating. A really light pasta dish with tons of vitamins. Maybe the weekend had been rough? Lightness, playfulness and easiness were key. I decided to make tagliatelles [...] |
|
Foodography – Food PhotographyJanuary 16, 2006
When I started my food blog about over a month ago, I had no real idea what world I was entering. My very first post covered food photography, as I had come across an article P. had sent for me to read. He always knew my strong interest in “you eat with your eyes first”, [...] |
|
Challah Bread — Pain ChallahJanuary 17, 2006 Recipe: Challah BreadAre you thinking, what the hell is that? |
|
D is for Dark Chocolate and Beet BrowniesJanuary 18, 2006 Recipe: Beet Chocolate BrowniesBeet Chocolate Brownies |
|
MemeJanuary 19, 2006
I was tagged by Kiplog to answer this Meme questionnaire, Ten random and interesting facs about yourself (they don’t necessarily need to be food-related). I got married on a very stormy day. We were just the two of us and were given the choice [...] |
|
Canelé with cardamom crème anglaise — Canelé, crème anglaise à la cardamoneJanuary 20, 2006 Recipe: Canelé with cardamom crème anglaiseThere are many good reasons why I love winter. First, I come from a cold area in France, so I am used to it. J’suis une fille du Nord! |
|
Gougères or Savory Choux — GougèresJanuary 21, 2006 Recipe: GougèresThese are not sweet. Don’t get your hopes too high. |
|
My simplified Fish Bouillabaisse — Ma bouillabaisse version simplifiéeJanuary 22, 2006 Recipe: My simplified Fish BouillabaisseMy Simplified Fish Bouillabaisse |
|
Orange Tartlets — Tartelettes à l’orangeJanuary 23, 2006 Recipe: Orange TartletsTartelettes à l’orange- Orange Tartlets |
|
Halibut Point — Sunday in Boston WinterThese are the reasons why I like to live in Boston. One of our favorite things to do is simply take off with a picnic to a beautiful mountainous or oceany place for a hike. Sunday was Halibut Point, 1 hour North of Boston. |
|
|
Hommage to Pierre ChapoutotJanuary 24, 2006
To Cléa and her dad. |
Fennel Velouté and its Sweet Spices — Velouté de fenouil aux épices sucréesRecipe: Fennel Velouté and its Sweet SpicesI really seem to be going around food themes this year. I am discovering new spices and forgotten vegetables. And I am cooking them. Ah le beau fenouil! (Beautiful fennel!) I wonder. |
|
Celery Root Mashed with Sage Ground Beef — Purée de céleri rave et hachis à la saugeJanuary 25, 2006 Recipe: Celery Root Mashed with Sage Ground BeefOh my darling, oh my darling, The story of hachis parmentier |
|
High Friday # 15: Lime Mint Flan and Lemon Flan and its Marinated Strawberries — Léger de citron vert à la menthe et léger de citron aux fraises marinéesJanuary 26, 2006
Today is Jan 26 but pretend it is already Jan 27 2006, le 27 janvier 2006! And see why… Léger de citron vert à la menthe et léger de citron aux fraises marinées – Lime Mint Flan and Lemon Flan and its Marinated Strawberries |
|
Sage Butter and Spinach Ravioli — Ravioli aux épinards et au beurre parfumé à la saugeJanuary 28, 2006 Recipe: Sage Butter and Spinach RavioliWho said that cooking was not exercice? I mean, when I am cooking, I can sometimes become so hot, with red puffy cheeks, my hair tossed all around, as if I had been driving a convertible in windy Wellington (the most windy place I have ever been to! No kidding, I swear, all Wellingtonians can [...] |
|
Chocolate Tagliatelles and its cardamom orange custard — Tagliatelles au chocolat, crème anglaise à l’orange et cardamomeJanuary 29, 2006 Recipe: Chocolate Tagliatelles and its cardamom orange custardIMBB #22 – Cook with noodle |
|
Strawberry and Vanilla Velouté — Velouté de fraises à la vanilleJanuary 30, 2006 Recipe: Strawberry and Vanilla VeloutéHow the idea started: |
|
La marche des canards – The March of the DucksJanuary 31, 2006
Could not resist to post my friends the little cuties, the ducks, on their march on melting ice. |

































