Whaaat the eff? What’s going on with this most ridiculous recipe title on the planet? is what you’re thinking right now. But it works! I need to give you a bit of context. In France, I think I mentioned it before, we have this typical appetizer which involves canned tuna, cream cheese, and that’s pretty […]
If you’re like me, you love crab cakes, but you never make them at home, because the price of a small can of crab at the store drives you nuts. So you settle for the good old diner crab cake now and then. Except when you live in Paris. Then, it proves slightly harder to […]
There were 15 pounds of a whole fresh salmon to be divided among all the members of the family. No, no, I don’t live in Nova Scotia, I live in Paris. Like, inside Paris. True story. That’s how we roll in the family. So I got my (substantial) share of the family salmon, and I […]
The first year I lived in the US, I used to spend quite a bit of time in New Orleans. I had a friend who lived there, and to say I envied her is an understatement. Every time I got off the plane after 2 insane connecting flights from all the way up in upstate […]
So I said I would come back with fresh and healthy recipes: there you go. If you’re of the mind that salmon is best eaten plain with just a bit of pepper and olive oil, I would agree. But I’ll also tell you that this corn salsa brightened up the dish in a very simple […]
I love ceviche. Though most places/people wouldn’t call it ceviche in France, but probably something like “Fish tartar”. Whatever. I like to call it ceviche. It makes me feel worldly. When I was in Colombia, I tasted all sorts of heavenly ceviches, but precisely: they were so good that I was too shy to try […]
I love pad thai theoretically. I mean what’s not to love: Noodles? Good. Shrimp? Good. Fresh cilantro? Gooood. Anything that goes in there I eat on a weekly basis, so it should be a winner. And it was, when I made it for the first time. Because you see, whenever I had it in restaurants, […]
Have you ever thought of combining two types of fish in one pan? That had never occurred to me until today, when my fridge was completely empty, except for… one salmon fillet and one tuna fillet. I thought I could make something out of it, and I thought right. I love both fish separately, but […]
The concept of “a bowl” sounds very foreign to me. And I mean foreign in the sense of “exotic”. And when I say “exotic”, you should probably read “Asian”. I love the idea of mixing all the different parts of your meal in one bowl, with a bit of shrimp stock to bring everything together […]
Since I live in the center of Paris, not only do I not own a garden, but the last time I saw grass must have been the last time I went to the airport. So… so much for garden vegetables. But I’m going to pretend there for a moment that I own a garden, and […]
