Droolworthy… Balkan food

By On February 23, 2013 · 4 Comments

Yes, I have “Les yeux plus grands que le ventre” (literally, the eyes bigger than the belly)… and I am sharing my favorite Balkan food ‘drools’ around the web.

Greek Braised Octopus with Short Pasta

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Eating and cooking ‘without’

By On May 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

I’ve bragged enough about it: it seems that my stomach is lined with concrete.
Ok, i’d still have to get through the snack streets in Beijing and try those scorpios and other silk worms [photo courtesy of my dutchie] before i can tell for sure…

You get the picture: when it comes [...]

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Sweet afternoon fix: apple and pear gratin

By On March 19, 2011 · 2 Comments

Once upon a time on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the edge of spring…

A wrinkled apple and a slightly overripe pear were getting bored in the fruit bowl. Close by, a gourmande and her dutchie, slightly pekish, were in search of a sweet [...]

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These skirts who makes the world go round…

By On April 11, 2010 · 2 Comments

Today’s ‘smile-it’s-Spring-special’: a crunchy and fresh salad, with a touch of apple and the delicate fragrances of anise and ginger…

Bon appetit!

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A tricky spring feeling…

By On March 7, 2010 · 2 Comments

Today’s “it-look-like-spring-but-it’s-still-winter” special: a dutch winter classic, Rode kool met appeltjes

Chou Rouge

Bon appetit!

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The way to his heart…

By On February 14, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today’s special: the way to a man’s heart…

tarte tatin (2)

Bon appetit!

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Brioche at last!

By On February 11, 2008 · 2 Comments

Brioche is one of the things I miss from France. When you live abroad, there’s always things you miss about mom and dad’s home, the place where you grew up, the place where you lived and made your life for sometime or even for just a couple of months. Being a nostalgic and food addict at heart, I’ve [...]

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A bit of sweetness for a cold sunday afternoon

By On January 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Ahhh… winter! It’s cold outside and already dark… I miss the sunday sweets that we would share all together for tea time when I was a child. Mostly homemade, sometimes chosen with care at our favourite pastryshop, served with a steaming cup of tea or cocoa, to warm us up after a reviving walk in the guarrigue or along the beach…

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Saturday night fever…

By On April 9, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday afternoon, I left my man at home while I went ahead for a crazy shopping afternoon.
To compensate for my late return (long after all the shops had closed), I brought back a few delicacies for a romantic diner a deux. In my shopping basket were among others some guinea fowl and [...]

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