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16 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part I

I am currently in the French Alps for 2 weeks. I arrived last thursday and the weather has been fantastic so far. I will try to send some "blog-cards" from time to time. Not an easy task though as I have no Internet access and have to go to a cyber café....

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4 mars 2008

My Daring Bakers Challenges

Hi everyone ! I will be back march 9th. Meanwhile, do not hesitate to use my "blog-it express" engine (right column) to browse my blog ! Below, some pictures of my Daring Bakers Challenges. If you click on a picture, you will be directed to the recipe....

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20 février 2008

Tarte au Chocolat et aux Noisettes Caramélisées, Chocolate and Caramelized Hazelnuts Tart

If there was a contest for the « richest dessert » ever, this Chocolate and Caramelized Hazelnuts Tart would have won First Prize, hands down! But it is part of its charm : “to be eaten with moderation” does not mean "with frustration”. Moreover, unless...

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16 février 2008

Enfin, ma critique du restaurant « Spring », At last, my review of Spring !

Date of dinner : october 2007. Résumé en français Un excellent repas dans une ambiance extrêmement décontractée, sans chichi, à l’image du Chef, Daniel Rose. Le repas était très fin, goûteux et surtout extrêmement frais : ici l’emphase est mise sur les...

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13 février 2008

Cette fois-ci, c’est une vraie Ile Flottante…This time, it is a real Floating Island

Floating Islands with Pink Pralines and fresh Raspberry Coulis Ile Flottante, Pralines Roses et Coulis de Framboises A few days ago, I made a little joke to you with a false floating island , which was actually a savory appetizer. Remember ? Today, no...

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7 janvier 2008

Petits cakes au Saumon fumé et au Citron Confit, Smoked Salmon and Preserved Lemon Mini Loaves

No 2007 « best of » for me ! I have to admit that I do not feel very comfortable looking back over my shoulders and self-congratulating me for the accomplished work !! On the other hand, I am so glad I launched this foodblog a year ago : I ‘ve experienced...

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1 avril 2008

Ceci n’est pas une Ile Flottante…stop...This is not a Floating Island…stop...

Chestnut Velouté with Cep flavored Poached Meringues, Velouté de Châtaignes et Meringues pochées aux Cèpes I really need to get back to reality ; my brain is still in heaven after all the nice comments and emails I received about my Starry Lemon Meringue...

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28 janvier 2008

Daring Bakers Challenge : Tarte au Citron Meringuée et…étoilée ! A Starry Lemon Meringue Pie !

Thank you dear Daring Bakers, I have finally found the perfect recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie ! The sweet crust is pleasantly flaky, the lemon filling is perfectly balanced between sweetness and tartness, and the Meringue is tasty and not too sticky. But,...

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14 janvier 2008

Une entrée ensoleillée pour une journée « hibernée », a shiny appetizer for a rainy day

Petite Corolle de Tartare de Cabillaud à la Mangue Cod Tartare and Mango in a flower-shaped Brick* Pastry Oh no, what is this dreadful weather ? If I didn’t have my kids to pick-up at school, the holidays dirty laundry to catch up and the meals to prepare,...

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10 janvier 2008

Soufflés à l’Orange et Grand-Marnier de Jean-François Piège, Orange and Grand Marnier Soufflés by Jean-François Piège

For those of you who are not familiar with the name « Jean-François Piège », let me enlighten you : he is the Chef at « Les Ambassadeurs », the restaurant of the high-end Hotel de Crillon in Paris. After 12 years at the side of Ducasse, he has been the...

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21 janvier 2008

Saltimbocca alla Romana, Veal Scallops with Prosciutto and Sage

Simplicity and lightness are the key words of my culinary « specifications » of the month. This, contrarily to what you might think, is totally compatible with “tastiness” and “conviviality”! It is true that after all the "rich-but-still-totally assumed"...

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18 décembre 2007

Noël Anglais part IV : Saumon Wellington, British Christmas part IV : Salmon Wellington

Left : Neal Yard's Dairy Shop, Neal Street, London. Choosing a main dish for my British Christmas menu was quite a hard decision. The only thing I was certain about was that it had to be fish. After the very rich crusted foie gras as a starter, it was...

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13 décembre 2007

Noël Anglais Part III : Foie Gras pané à l’Indienne et Chutney de Mangue, British Christmas part III : Indian Style Foie Gras

Left : Food Hall at Harrod's, London I could not decently propose to you a British Christmas without mentioning Indian Gastronomy, which, according to some restaurant critics, has been the only decent food in Great-Britain until very recently ! Ohlala,...

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11 décembre 2007

Noël Anglais Part II : les bouchées apéritives, British Christmas part II : Finger Food

Finger sandwiches : Cucumber & cream cheese / egg & chivesMini blinis with Scottish Smoked salmon and horseradish sour creamStilton and Porcini Mushroom bite-size pies Mini sandwiches : Concombre & St moret / oeufs & cibouletteMini blinis et Saumon Fumé...

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8 décembre 2007

Noël Anglais part I, le Cocktail : Bellini à la Grenade /British Christmas part I , The Cocktail : Pomegranate Bellini

Left : Christmas window at Fortnum&Mason. Click to enlarge. Still in a « London State of Mind »… I think I am having a serious PLD (Post London Depression). As a remedy, I have decided to celebrate a British Christmas. Menus and decorations will be of...

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30 novembre 2007

Muffins au Lemon Curd et Fraises Séchées /Lemon Curd and Dried Strawberry Muffins

When you read these lines, I will be in London for a 4-day stay. And it is in the honor of this amazing city (which warmly hosted me for 6 months when I was a student in 1989-90), that I have made this recipe of British Inspiration. Hard to believe, but...

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26 novembre 2007

Mon premier « Daring Bakers » Challenge ! My very first « Daring Bakers » Challenge !

Tender Potato bread/ Pain à la pomme de terre : Linseeds Six-strand Braided loaf /Pain tressé à six branches aux graines de lin Onion marmalade and coarse herbs sea salt Focaccia /Focaccia au confit d'oignon et gros sel aux herbes Poppy seeds dinner rolls/...

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18 novembre 2007

Kougelhopf perdu aux Clémentines poêlées et Coulis de Nougat/French toast Kougelhopf with sautéed Clementines and Nougat Coulis

At least, I can say that I have made the most of my last post’s kougelhopf !! After we all had a great sunday afternoon snack with it, and despite all my efforts to wrap it properly in plastic film, I could not help but notice that it was already stale...

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14 novembre 2007

Véritable kougelhopf alsacien ou une sacrée leçon de patience…kougelhopf like in Alsace or how to learn to be patient…

When on travel, I turn into a very naive person. I am the best client for touristy gadgets!! China cereal bowls with one’s name on it in Brittany, ugly wooden barometers in Normandy (yes, very useful in Paris!), and so on. So when in Alsace two weeks...

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2 novembre 2007

Gâteau aux Noisettes, Pralin et Eclats de Toblerone, Hazelnut, Praline and Toblerone Chip Cake

This recipe was made just after I realized how tired I was to see my daughters eat factory-made cakes and biscuits. Unfortunately, I am the person responsible for that, because I am the food shopper in the family. So, I have just promised myself that,...

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20 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part III

A simple fruity Salad : shrimp, watermelon, melon and peach salad Une salade très fruitée : Salade de crevettes, pastèque, melon et pêches A fresh and healthy Salad : Just some cooked shrimps (shelled), Watermelon and melon dices and peach slices.Some...

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19 septembre 2007

Tarte à la Grenade, aux Pommes et au Pralin/Pomegranate, Apple and Praline powder Tart

From time to time, I enjoy finding myself back into time and leaf through my very first cookbooks, the ones that made me want to cook with all the loving care I could. Among my “cooking bibles”, one of my favourite is “la cuisine de Julie” by Julie Andrieu....

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26 octobre 2007

Soupe de choux-fleurs aux girolles et huile de truffe blanche, Cauliflower Soup with chanterelle mushrooms and white truffle oil

You don’t like Cauliflowers? Neither do I!! And this is precisely what makes this post interesting (well, I hope so). I had never tasted cauliflower soup before, and last month I found myself twice in situations where I could not skip it ! The first time,...

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2 avril 2008

Crumble de Mangue à la Cardamome et aux Pistaches, Cardamomed Mango and Pistachio Crumble

Not another Crumble !! Well, I am very sorry for this sudden crumble-mania but, hard to believe, I had never made this dessert until last month !! When I realized how easy it was to make it, I behaved like a child with a new toy : once the basic rules...

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8 octobre 2007

Tartelettes fondantes à l’orange, fond de pâte aux spéculoos, Creamy Orange Tartlets, “speculoos”-based dough

At the “Pause-Café Bastille” restaurant, I am totally under the charm of their lemon-curd tartlet. Not for the lemon batter (excellent, though), but for the dough, which is unusually dark golden, and with a subtle cinnamon flavour. As I could not count...

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