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January 1, 2007

Last 2006 Dinner towards a New Year 2007 — Dernier dîner 2006, vers la nouvelle année 2007

As I started to prepare the meal for our friends who were to come over for dinner, I paused for a second and wondered what day it was. Saturday, that far I knew well. But the date, what date was it?
“What date is it?” I asked P.
“Le 30,” he replied.
“Quoi ? [...]

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January 3, 2007

Brunch Idea, My Way — Une idée de brunch à ma façon

Recipe: Vegetable Poêlée and Poached Eggs

Vegetable Medley, Prosciutto and Poached Egg on Baked Crust
Brunch Culture
“Brunch? At what time do you say? 11 am?”
“How am I going to manage to be hungry at 11 am”, I wondered. I was still very content with the breakfast I had had that very morning.
I never skip breakfast. And better not for the [...]

January 4, 2007

Food Blog Awards 2006 and Nominations, Me? — Nominée, moi ?

I would never have imagined….
What a nice surprise that is! I just found out tonight that I have been nominated in the Best Food Blog Awards 2006 hosted by Well Fed in two different categories, along with very talented food bloggers.
The names of the Top 5 Food Blog Nominations have just been announced for [...]

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January 8, 2007

The Sky is Full of Good Stars — Le ciel est plein de bonnes étoiles

Fall Medley Vegetable Soup
I have some more news to share. Yes I know, again!
Number 1: Another good moment, I know, I must be under a very good start for the beginning of 2007. Please make it last! It is too nice to be true, so I think something really bad must be awaiting me somewhere!
The [...]

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Chocolate Addict or Not — Accro du chocolat ou pas

Recipe: Chocolate Cake

Terrible Chocolate Cake — Gâteau au chocolat terrible
When do you know that you are a chocoholic? Not simply a shy one, someone whose answer to the question “Do you like to eat chocolate?” is “Yes, I do not mind a piece occasionally”, but a real ferocious one! If one day goes by and you feel [...]

January 10, 2007

Memory of a Scented Milk Rice Pudding — Le souvenir d’un riz au lait parfumé

Recipe: Scented Milk Rice Pudding

Scented Milk Rice Pudding
I used to get lost when driving to Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston. It is not even far from downtown. Yet the winding roads crossing each other at Fenway always look like a maze to me. I found a way to remember however, telling myself secretly as I drive in the [...]

January 11, 2007

An Honor — Un vrai honneur

Credit Photo: Irish Cousin Gary
I feel honored and came here to share the news. In fact, none of this would have happened without you, dear readers, everyone of you who generously cast your votes for my food blog in the latest Food Blog Awards 2006 Contest held on Well Fed. First I was honored to [...]

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Pasta Disguised in Risotto — Des pâtes déguisées en risotto

Recipe: Fennel, Green Pea and Lobster Penne

Fennel, Green Pea and Lobster Penne
I have cooked pasta like a risotto frequently by now, though every time is the same intense discovery and pleasure. Why did we not think about doing this long ago, I ask? Or maybe we did, in a place I did not live in or know about!
My first time trying [...]

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January 12, 2007

Favorites 2006 — Favoris 2006

I am very bad at making quick decisions. No, let me say this again. If given to choose Ten Favorites, I am like a lost soul in the desert. I do not know where to go, left, right, middle, maybe under? It is worth mentioning that I once got lost in the American Grand Canyon, [...]

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January 14, 2007

Potato, Fennel, Pear and Fourme d’Ambert Timbale — Timbale aux pommes de terre, fenouil, poires et Fourme d’Ambert

Recipe: Potato, Fennel, Pear and Fourme d'Ambert Timbale

Potato, Fennel, Pear and Fourme d’Ambert Timbale
There are expressions that stay with you for a long time whereas some others do not actually even live within you for a second. I am always puzzled by the way memory works in this way. Selective. You remember what “clicks” and makes sense to you, and easily forget [...]

January 16, 2007

Easy Sweet Gratin, for a Change — Un gratin sucré facile, pour changer

Recipe: Simple Mixed Berries Gratin

Gratin aux fruits rouges

La gourmandise est un vilain défaut.
What a joke! Who really believes this? Gourmandise? A bad habit? Why would we be punished if we fall for sweet delicacies, delicious desserts that make you travel back to your mum’s table, when she would treat you with tasty simple fruit gratins, the very ones that [...]

January 17, 2007

Finding Comfort in a Carrot Soup — Du réconfort dans une soupe aux carottes

Recipe: Cardamom, Coriander Carrot Soup and Pistachios

Cardamom, Coriander Carrot Soup and Pistachios
Tel père, telle fille !
Like father, like daughter.
My dad and I share a love for a vegetable.
Les carottes
And it is not because we say in French that “Les carottes ça rend aimable” (Eating carrots makes people agreeable).

January 18, 2007

White Chocolate and Matcha Tea Marbled Cake — Marbré au chocolat blanc et thé Matcha

Recipe: White Chocolate and Matcha Tea Marbled Cake

White Chocolate and Matcha Tea Marbled Cake
Every Saturday, besides washing the house floors, doing laundry or simply faire le ménage (doing housework), my mum used to bake a cake. It was a habit of hers. She did not necessarily vary what cake to bake too much, but did we really care? Not really. We were [...]

January 19, 2007

Falling for Chocolate, once more — Faiblesse pour le chocolat, encore une fois

Recipe: Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Cake and its Chocolate-Ginger Mousse

Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Cake, with its Chocolate-Ginger Mousse
I do not often make cakes like this one. Perhaps I should add that it is rather silly because as my grand-mother Marie used to often tell us — when asked about whether she enjoyed her meal — I can say, just like she did, that [...]

January 22, 2007

Orange and Yellow Tart, and More — Tarte orange et jaune, et plus

Recipe: Butternut Squash, Potato and Arugula Tart

Butternut Squash, Potato and Arugula Tart
I had in mind to make a tart like this one since I ate a potato pizza at Cambridge 1 in Harvard Square. I love potato pizza, even more than the more traditional pizza with tomatoes. Whenever we have a meal at this small Harvard pizza place, I always get [...]

Calendar 2007, Here I Am — Calendrier 2007, me voilà

Inside the Calendar — Le contenu du calendrier
It all started with some comments which I received a while ago, when I published my Favorites 2006 Recipes. The idea was given by readers that I made a calendar. “Hmmm,”I thought, “this could be fun”. I mean, hanging some of my pictures on the wall, or even [...]

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January 23, 2007

Craving Meyer Lemons — Une envie de citrons Meyer

Recipe: Meyer Lemon Tartlet

Meyer Lemon Tartlet
I am lucky. I managed to buy Meyer lemons right before the price was going to hit the ceiling! In fact I think that it already happened in view of what I witnessed last Friday at the grocery store. Combien ? (How much?) “Did I read the price tag right?”, I thought [...]

January 25, 2007

Untraditional Green Lasagna — Lasagnes vertes pas traditionnelles

Recipe: Lasagna with Ricotta, Spinach, Walnuts and Arugula

Lasagna, Ricotta and Spinach Filling, Walnuts and Arugula
“You are a spoiled brat!” P. told me as he walked into the kitchen.

“Moi ? Et pourquoi ça ?”, I responded as I swiftly turned to look at him, piquée au vif ! (annoyed by his comment)

“Look at all the kitchen gadgets that you have!” he added, with [...]

January 26, 2007

Soufflé, if I Blow, Will it Fall? — Le soufflé, si je souffle, il va tomber ?

Recipe: Crab and Saffron Soufflé

Vanilla Soufflé
You do not even need to do anything. It happens on its own. They fall indeed, whether you blow or not. What a short life soufflés have! They are only reaching a high point proudly for a few ephemeral seconds, not even taking the time to enjoy the climb before they go down again, [...]

January 29, 2007

A Cozy Weekend in Chappy — Weekend douillet à Chappy

Friends, P. and I
We have to rush to be able to get on the ferry on time. The 90 minute drive that separates Boston from Woods Hole seems much longer as we get stuck in traffic leaving the city. But then, as soon as we are on route 3, things move faster. We feel relieved [...]

January 30, 2007

Letter C. for Cannelés and Chocolate — La lettre C. pour des cannelés et du chocolat

Recipe: Chocolate, Ginger and Cardamom Cannelés

Chocolate, Ginger and Cardamom Cannelés
There are foods that remind us of places and people. This is at least how it works for me. Whenever I think about cannelés, I cannot help but have my head filled with images of my times spent in New Zealand, when I lived there. Amongst the few houses where I [...]

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