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Tuna Tartare and Wasabi Ice Cream — Tartare de thon et crème glacée au wasabi

June 1, 2006

Recipe: Tuna Tartare and Wasabi Ice Cream

While Waiting for More on Paris….
We all know ice-cream under the terms of sweet and smooth , all that is required to please and fulfill the sugar cravings we can all have at times. What about the full opposite? If a few years ago, I had been asked to try wasabi ice-cream, I would probably [...]

Japanese Pastries in Paris or Sadaharu Aoki — Pâtisseries japonaises à Paris ou Sadaharu Aoki

June 2, 2006

Paris and the Best Japanese Pastries or the Beautiful Art of Sadaharu Aoki
May 31st, Tuesday night in Paris.
Why did I feel so high and hyper that night? I think I ate too much sugar. From noon until later in the night after dinner, sweets and more sweets. The culprit is called Japanese Pastries and [...]

Les macarons Ladurée – Ladurée Macarons

June 4, 2006

The end of the Macarons Quest – to be followed
Ou suite et fin de la recherche de macarons – à suivre
Not yet ready for my next Parisian Pastry story but for this sunny Sunday, here is another picture of the next box of macarons I had. They look very similar to Pierre Hermé’s but they [...]

Les macarons de Ladurée – Ladurée Macarons

June 5, 2006

Who Makes The Best Parisian Macarons?

You know what is good about getting bad weather in June in Paris? You can eat more to keep you warm. In other words, I cannot say that it is the French weather that I will remember from my trip this time. But I am not complaining: I was [...]

Ma campagne lorraine – My Lorraine Countryside

June 6, 2006

I am about to pack my bags and drive back to Paris for a last stop, before returning to Boston. And guess what, the sun is back. Spring is finally here and the sun feels really good.
While in the French capital, I walked around pastry stores and gorgeous pâtisserie windows that were beauty on their [...]

Raw Salmon with Cucumbers and Green Tea Granita — Saumon cru et granité de concombre au thé vert

June 11, 2006

Recipe: Raw Salmon with Cucumbers and Green Tea Granita

Back To Cooking!

Still jet lagged of course but back. And you surely know what a jet lag means. There are only 6 hours between Boston and Paris but nonetheless. I wake up every day at 3 am starved and want to go to bed at 8 pm. Not to mention that I want lunch at [...]

Beautiful Strawberries — Ah les belles fraises!

June 12, 2006

Ben j’ai le droit quoi!
(So what, I am allowed!)
Just because I never get tired of strawberries! And I think I am not alone! See what Fanny did here. If you will excuse me, I have something to do!

Strawberry Love Dessert and its Coconut Cream — Un amour de fraises et sa crème à la noix de coco

June 13, 2006

Recipe: Strawberry Love Dessert and its Coconut Cream

L’histoire des fraises – Partie 2 / The Story of the Strawberries – Part 2
I think that noticing differences can be very intriguing. Take two people that are close to me. P. my hubbie loves coconut. My brother Benoit hates coconut (noix de coco (n.f.) in French) And I really mean love on one [...]

Melon With Fresh Goat Cheese and Pistachios — Melon et boulettes de chèvre frais aux pistaches

June 14, 2006

Recipe: Melon With Fresh Goat Cheese and Pistachios

C’est quoi ces boulettes ? (What are these little balls?)
I think I am known to be stubborn, especially when it comes to something I really want. To think that only a week ago, my dad even told me “tu obtiens toujours ce que tu veux!” (You always get what you want). I will not unveil [...]

Refreshing Borscht — Borscht rafraîchissant

June 16, 2006

Recipe: Borscht

The Return of Cold Soups
When it is hot, we want to eat colder foods. This is quite normal, yet fascinating all the same as it is possible to witness how the flux between outside temperatures and our bodies works. Even if I laugh when asked the question by my parents “Et quel temps il fait [...]

Iced Beet and Green Apple Mise en Bouche — Mise en bouche de betterave et pomme verte glacée

June 18, 2006

Recipe: Iced Beet and Green Apple Mise en Bouche

Iced Beet and Green Apple Mise en Bouche
It looks the same, it has the same colour but it is different. I can reassure you as I add that I did not buy a full box of beets on sale. I just like them. And I believe that when one is in the mood of studying [...]

Green and Green Apple Sorbet — Du vert et un sorbet à la pomme verte

June 19, 2006

Recipe: Green Apple Sorbet

Quelle chaleur! (What heat!)
What do you do when it is scorching hot outside?
I do not think that I have been as challenged to take pictures as I have been today. What do you do when you want to take shots of sorbet and it is 90 F + outside? I acknowledge that as crazy as [...]

A Cake of Real Gold — Un gâteau en or, du vrai

June 21, 2006

Recipe: Red Fruit Financiers

Blaze : – « Monseignor, il est l’or, l’or de se réveiller. »
Don Salluste : – « Il en manque une ! »
B. : – « Vous êtes sor ? »
D.S. : – « Tout à fait sor [...]

I Can Smell Fish — Ça sent le poisson

June 22, 2006

Du poisson, pour changer ?
(Fish, for a change?)
Different needs and different tastes. And a series to be followed.

Qu’est-ce que c’est ? (What is it?)

Facile, non ?
To be continued – à suivre…

I Swim In Happiness — Je nage dans le bonheur

June 23, 2006

While we wait for the results of your fish guess—you are pretty good—, here is the story of a few shrimps that took a bath!
Histoire à suivre, again!

Tout arrive à qui sait attendre !
(Good things come to those who wait)

Ginger Salmon Tartar — Tartare de saumon au gingembre

June 24, 2006

Recipe: Ginger Salmon Tartar

You Rock!
Most of you scored perfectly right in guessing what this dish was all about. We will have to acknowledge that it was not that difficult, c’est vrai non ? Pas de question piège, non ! (No trick question!) You guessed le saumon (salmon) et le gingembre (ginger).
But!
Pas n’importe quel saumon !
Fresh Wild Caught [...]

Filo Tartlets with Zucchinis and Oven Roasted Tomatoes — Tartelettes filo aux courgettes et tomates confites au four

June 26, 2006

Recipe: Filo Tartlets with Zucchinis and Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Yesterday my brother called me and said :
« — Hier, on a mangé nos premières courgettes du jardin ! »�?
” — Yesterday, we ate the first zucchinis from the garden!”�?
Can I tell you how jealous I was? These are the kind of conversations I regularly have with my brother and my [...]

Arugula, Zucchini and Fennel Salad — Salade de fenouil, courgette et roquette

June 28, 2006

Recipe: Arugula, Zucchini and Fennel Salad

I love the way this word sounds in French: le fenouil.
My mum once told me that my dad ate fennel for the first time after they got married.

Ma mère : « —Ton père n’en avait jamais goûté avant. »�?�?
Moi : « —Vraiment? Pas avant que vous vous mariez ? »�?

My mum: “Your [...]

La cuisine et Stylefeeder – Cooking and Stylefeeder

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I do not even know where to start.
How to say it.
How to explain it.
Let’s say that we are all agreeing that most of us spend a lof of time surfing the web to find stuff. And a lot of stuff. Whether it is to find the newest cool lamp as seen in the latest copy [...]

A Necessity for Ladyfingers — La nécessité des biscuits à la cuillère

June 29, 2006

Recipe: Biscuits à la cuillère

Me: “— What am I going to do?
P.: — What do you mean?
M.: — Je ne les trouve pas ! Ils n’en ont pas !
P.: — They don’t have what?
M.: — Des biscuits à la cuillère !
P.: — What?
M.: — Ladyfingers! I need some to make my dessert!
P.: — Can’t you make some?
M.: — Ca [...]

Randonnée en montagne – Hiking

June 30, 2006

Finally a nice break from the heat! What do I do when I get sick of the hot humidity? I go up! Up the mountains!
So what does this have to do with food you might wonder?
Our food pattern will change as we will be eating a lot of travel/hiking sandwiches over the coming days [...]

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