I dont know if you have been introduced to cheese puffs, but you’re clearly missing out if you haven’t. They’re just the cutest little appetizer, and so French, right? It’s the savory equivalent of choux. They’re not usually served as a giant crown with vegetables inside, but this recipe struck my fancy. I thought it […]
But not just any cheese. Have you guys heard of “saint-nectaire”? I should probably use caps here, because it’s such a majestic cheese and stuff. Or a proper name. Not sure. Not caring too much at the moment. I came home last weekend with this gem: And it was worth carrying it through a 3-hour […]
Feta, fresh herbs, grilled vegetables. Repeat. That was clearly the rotation of the summer. To end salad week on a happy note, here is a zucchini salad which shines at every turn. Do not omit the mint, because it holds the freshness that brings all the flavors together. And since I’m (still) back from vacation, […]
This is the summer of zucchini. You can’t have the summer of love everytime. I made these for a dinner party my sister was throwing, and I literally rode the subway across Paris with them by 32°C (if you don’t know what it means in Celsius, it’s hot.) You know, we don’t have the air […]
When I move into a new place (which is basically every year) and I need to fill my kitchen cabinets from scratch, I usually buy a lot of different grains, in the hope that my year isn’t going to be filled with pasta, couscous, and more pasta again. What ends up happening is this: I […]
Yep, you read right. Spaghetti MADE OF zucchini. Soooo, I know today is the 4th of July, so the last thing on your mind if you’re celebrating is to turn something supposedly unhealthy into a healthy dish. But since I’m not American, I’m saving my blue, red and white recipes for Bastille Day, next week […]
This is one of the first pretty-looking dishes I ever made. I had just moved to the US, and I was browsing through my roommate’s oh-so-American cookbooks, thinking “how the hell can they call this cooking? it’s only burgers and hot dogs in there”. My memory may be deceiving me a bit, there may have […]
Hey, another one of those titles where I couldn’t fit my favorite ingredient. What’s up with me? I should know better than to neglect my favorite ingredients. They deserve to be praised. Case in point: fresh mint. I think I’ve professed my love for fresh mint in about every other post here, so I won’t […]
I use ‘easy’ as a disclaimer here, because in my mind ratatouille is kind of like what boeuf bourguignon used to be, before I realized there isn’t that much to it. I keep hearing people say “You know, ratatouille is much harder to make than it seems.” It’s true, I *have* heard several people say […]
