http://www.latartinegourmande.com In Love with Beautiful Food Sun, 04 May 2008 21:22:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Strawberry and Rhubarb Tartlets Let me tell me you a little more about today, and Rome. If you had told me a few months ago that I would be in Rome for my birthday, I would not have believed you. I mean, how spoiled am I? It feels like a real dream ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/05/04/strawberry-rhubarb-tartlet/ On the road in Italy, in magnificent Rome http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/05/03/rome-italy/ Tomorrow is the day when we leave. Can you tell that I am happy and excited? Well, I am ready! But I meant to share an exciting piece of news with you before going. It has to do with tomorrow Thursday April 24th too. I did something that I'd never done ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/23/word-of-mouth-nhpr-radio-food-blogging/ Spring in Boston It's hard not to love spring. Well then, it's hard not to love fall, winter or summer too. Perhaps because I was brought up in a French region where seasons are well-defined, I like it this way. After winter, I rejoice about spring. After spring, I get excited ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/22/spring-is-so-lovely-cest-beau-le-printemps/ Dark Chocolate and Strawberry Tartlet The car pulled in front of the house five minutes earlier. Mince, déjà ? (Already?) In my rush to leave the house to get to my chiropractic appointment on time, I forgot one of the strawberry chocolate tartlets I had made earlier in the day, that I meant ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/19/dark-chocolate-tartlet/ Whole Mackerels There are words that simply get lost in translation. Really, they do. Take the French expression "J'leur ai fait leur fête" for example. Of course, if I kept to a word-to-word translation, it would mean, I made a feast to them (them being the fish). But in fact, the meaning is ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/17/whole-mackerels-papillote/ Ocean Perch Papillote with ginger, lemon and julienned vegetables Another week when I am bringing to you more news, and articles. The first thing? I was really nicely surprised, and honored, that Kim O' Donnel tried one of my recipes and wrote about it in the Washington Post's Food Blog, a Mighty Appetite. ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/16/mighty-appetite-washigton-post-papillotes-fish/ Beet and potato gnocchi in a warm salad Oh mince! I had forgotten about those beets! I had to find something to do with them, n'est-ce pas ? Nothing hurts me more than tossing food because I forget about it. I could have done something I knew well how to, but I ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/14/beet-potato-gnocchi/ Cuisine Light Magazine Contribution When the Fedex truck pulled in front of our house this morning and I heard a noise of a package dropped on the floor, I knew that it might be for me: I was expecting mail from France. Excited, I hopped to the door as fast as ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/10/cuisine-light-magazine/ Beet Cucumber Soup and Smoked Trout, Apple and Avocado Tartines From high above, the rare spotless white patches of snow on the ground sparkle in the morning sun like precious gems. They are irregular in shape as they are scattered in the still rather gray-looking landscape, but when I imaginatively frame ... http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/04/09/meyer-lemon-poppyseed-muffin-gluten-free/