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There are recipes that are just bound to surprise us. I remember looking at this dish a long time ago in one of my Elle magazines thinking I had never heard about sautéeing avocados before.
Would you have thought about it? Which brings the following thought I often fight with, and maybe you [...]

Spring Green Minestrone

My Love for Italian Food via Movies and Travel
I have two favorite movies which remind me of my love for Italy and its food. Do you know or have you seen Stealing Beauty and Mostly Martha? If not, this is something for you to do.
But it started before I saw those two movies, [...]

Strawberries and Tomatoes together. Are you surprised?
Little Details Make a Difference
A few weeks ago, I was going through my never-stopping-to-increase pile of cooking magazines and I stopped at the view of a picture, very similar to the one you see above. I paused and thought “Ca, c’est trop mignon!” (It is too cute). For a [...]

What would you say if I took you on a tour in a professional photography studio?
Of course, I will not be the photographer. But a week ago, I was lucky to spend a full day in a professional photography studio to work with a team of great people. I drove up to Portland in [...]

Potato Gnocchi with Sautéed Mushrooms
About 3 years ago, P. and I flew to the West Coast to meet two of our good kiwi friends for a 3 day hiking trip in Yosemite National Park. What does it have to do with food you will ask. Beside the trip in the mountains, we stopped in one [...]

Do you know what summer means? Warmth. And how do we like our desserts when it is hot outside? Cool.
In summer, I love to make sorbets. And to me, there is no questioning about this: homemade sorbets are not only satisfying and easy to make, but they are absolutely rewarding if we care about taste. [...]

I decided that I was going to take you on my island.

Green,
White,
Not too big,
Not too small,
But surely sweet it is,
Do you know this island?
The story of this island is yet to come.

So here we are, I am going to tell you the story of my island and how it happened.
My Island
What is the difference between an île flottante and oeufs à la neige?
Do you get confused like I have in the past? They look the same, they taste closely enough, yet they are slightly different [...]

No, Thomas Keller was not a guest or the chef cooking at our house if this is what you are thinking.
But it will be no surprise if I tell you that I love to host dinners, cook and try new recipes all the time. In case you had not yet noticed! What about I show [...]

I really thought that by this time of year, I could safely unclutter my brain with recipes and ideas for warm-up-your-body soups until next winter, but I guess that would have meant expressing way too much optimism. From hot weather a week or so ago, we are back to fall with a non-stop rain, which [...]

Sautéed Gnocchi with Tarragon Tomato Sauce
As a main course

As finger food
Clever idea, don’t you think? All the credit comes from my new cookbook.
Imagine the crispiness of a delicate finger food served with an aromatic tomato fondue topped with melting fruity cheese, or if you feel more hungry, a plate filled with those goodies for your [...]

Did you know this? As scary as it sounds, one of the most basic thing about the internet is threatened: your free access to it.
Food bloggers around the world have decided to make this a day without food blogs so that we all become aware of what is happening.
Check out Chez Pim’s post for [...]

Lime Mousse with Raspberries

My First Try to Mercotte’s Mousse
It is Wednesday and I think a little treat is not going to kill us. The sun is finally back, and it is amazing how much better I already feel just looking at its yellow bright colour! Who said that talking about the weather was boring?
So…

Come on, let’s go to Morocco!
We all know that cooking is not only the story of putting ingredients together. Beside the pleasure of creating and satisfying my langue gourmande (no translation needed, right?), I love to cook for another reason. You might think this is crazy but when I cook, I always let my mind [...]

I am noticing that I am not presenting many meat recipes. I had prepared this story a while ago and think it is time to share it with you, before it is fall already and I do not know about it!
Meat, my Forgotten Friend
I have an interesting story to tell you.

In my eyes, the best comfort food is everything in one dish in the rustic style. My grand-parents lived on a farm and I remember numerous meals taken around the long communal table in my grand-mum’s huge kitchen. The chances that every day, people would drop by and stay for lunch were pretty high. Vous [...]

Qui a dit qu’il était interdit de jouer avec la nourriture? Petit ou grand, le plaisir des papilles passe par le plaisir des yeux et du jeu. Après tout, pourquoi ne pas s’amuser en cuisinant en composant des assiettes ludiques! Couleur, fraîcheur et saveur!
A vous!

I am so lucky to have prepared this post a while ago and only need to click on “Publish” to share it with you here. Et voilà! I would not have wanted to miss a Sugar High Friday, pour tout l’or du monde! Desserts? Bring them on!

Soft
Fruity
Zesty
Gingery
Or
The perfect cake for tea, coffee, for the [...]

In case you are wondering, “How on earth can she be travelling and still continue to cook and post stories?”, here is the answer. No I am not Wonderwoman (although I always wanted to have bionic eyes like her!) I am not crazy either and stay up all night to produce these stories (I [...]

No fuss! Nothing can replace homemade cookies from now on. Called sablés in French due to the crumbly texture, just like sand (sable in French, hence sablé has the same root as sable; when I tell you French is easy!)
The problem once you start making your own cookies is that it becomes impossible to switch [...]

On my Way to Paris today, where I hope to eat and find tons of macarons.
Although, it is worth saying that you can find them pretty much everywhere in France, in good patisseries. These ones were bought in a patisserie in Nancy a few days ago. I brought them at my parents’ house and was [...]

Here we are! I arrived in Paris after 3 hours on the train between Metz and Paris and as expected each time I come, there is so much to see, and so many friends to meet! And as always, so little time. Paris is always une course contre la montre (a race against the clock!)