Category Archives: entrée

100% refreshing Mille-feuille

Aah, finally! A couple summer days that actually live up to expectations! The heat motivated me to take advantage of a dinner with friends to try out a recipe (that I modified just a tiny bit by adding melon) I … Continue reading

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Tea Leaf Eggs

Tadaaaaaa! I finally started looking into chinese cuisine! For real! After a start with this great site I told you about, I invested in a wonderful book, which put typical recipes at my reach. One of my first attempts was a … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays!!

* May the merriment of end of the year festivities begin! I wish you all happy holidays, filled with presents, family fun, and good food! I’ll be posting the results of my Christmas meals later on this week (I hope), … Continue reading

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Stewed tomatoes with parmesan crumble

A few tomatoes and a leftover of grated parmesan cheese in the corner of my fridge … and nothing else. Oh yes! And a huge wave of laziness, preventing me from going out to do some groceries shopping. That’s how … Continue reading

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Durum semolina muffins with mozzarella and black olives

I had spotted this polenta muffins recipe on Fourmi‘s blog a while back. The first attempt led to a second : the sesame oil was much too strong for my taste. Which is why in my second version of these … Continue reading

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Zucchini and bacon cheesecake

There are times where two ideas come to obsess you so much, they eventually merge and make one new idea, a sort of hybrid version of the two initial ones. It’s kind of what happened to me: Parisdansmacuisine’s article about … Continue reading

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Round zucchinis with a pleurotus and walnut filling and egg topping

How can you surrender to a deep craving for both zucchini and mushrooms all at the same time? Combine the two of course! Here is the recipe for a perfect weekend dinner. Simple and effective! For 2 persons: 4 small … Continue reading

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Creamy carrot-tomato soup and its thyme flavored whipped cream

This autumn-winter (a mix of both, there are no seasons anymore right?) gets me in the mood for red and orange colors in my plate. And with the temperatures dropping these past days, I got my loyal mixer out of … Continue reading

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Bell pepper tatin

I was trying to find something totally different in my stock of Saveurs magazines when I randomly leafed my way to this recipe. It was quick and easy, and I happened to have all the ingredients for it in my … Continue reading

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The Gourmandiseuse’s Butternut Cheesecake recipe

This week, I was randomly looking over my greengrocer’s array of vegetables, when I saw something. A butternut. Five seconds later, it had found its way into my basket. Love at first sight I tell you! And then, once I … Continue reading

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