http://www.citronetvanille.com/blog
Citron et Vanille is a blog mainly focused on healthy French and Italian cuisines, some recipes are traditional, some are more contemporary, but always using fresh and and seasonal ingredients. The author is Franco-Italian growing up in France with a passion for Mediterranean flavors
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Recent Posts
Aug 15
Arrivederci San Francisco – crostata ai mirtilli con crema allo yogurt It’s time to take a little time off and go where the sun is always happy and shining, not the Caribbeans but Baja Mexico. California has been under a horrendous weat (read full article)
bluberries, cream, crostata, desserts, Italy, lemon zest, pie, yogurt
Aug 11
Pas de reblochon, pas de tartiflette – fausse Tartiflette végétarienne aux brie et asperges If you’ve been to Savoie (Savoy), you’ve probably tasted one of their specialties, la Tartiflette. Unlike what it may sounds, Tartiflett (read full article)
asparagus, brie, french, onions, potatoes, reblochon, savoie, st nectaire, tartiflette, vegatarian
Aug 06
Une pensée pour Boby – Salade de Mâche aux crevettes sur purée de maïs et huile de truffe Don’t you guys love truffles? I grew up eating them, since my father himself grew up in Italy in a region producing lots of truffles, so when h (read full article)
corn, mache, salad, Salads, shrimps, truffle, truffle oil
Aug 01
Recette pour le Magazine Basil – Pipérade revisitée, crostino de Polenta et oeuf de caille I was thrilled to submit this recipe to Basil Magazine, an online magazine on food and lifestyle, since I have had my interview published in their Au (read full article)
pays basque, piperade, poblano peppers, polenta, quail egg, vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegetarian - dairy
Jul 29
Quand on a des restes de pâte – Mini quiches aux courgettes, olives, feta et menthe, pâte brisée complète aux herbes de Provence I made a large quiche just like those mini ones for a dinner party, and I had leftover dough…which I d (read full article)
Appetizers, feta, french, mint, Olives, Quiche, tarts and pizza, Vegetarian - dairy, wholewheat, zucchini
Jul 27
Un gazpacho exotique- St Jacques au gaspacho de litchis A good friend of mine is half Basque, so one day, while browsing through her cookbooks, I found a very interesting book on Basque cuisine, written by Gerald Hirigoyen who owns a few restaurants (read full article)
Appetizers, basque, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, gazpacho, lychees, scallops, Sea Food
Jul 24
De retour en Provence – Tian Provençal et tartine de tapenade Tian is a traditional dish from Provence, and should be made in a clay dish…since I just broke mine, I had to use a Pyrex one. The vegetables are sliced thinly, placed uprigh (read full article)
eggplants, herbs, provence, Side Dish, tian provencal tian, tomatoes, Vegan, vegetables, zucchini
Jul 19
L’autre haricot vert – Galettes de haricots mung au curry, et sauce tofu à l’ail I don’t often cook with mung beans, but once in a while I like to eat them, they’re so cute and round and tiny with a little white eye s (read full article)
crab mushrooms, Curry, galettes, mung beans, mushrooms, tofu, tofu sauce, Vegan
Jul 15
Mon oeuf romantique – Oeuf cocotte au saumon et asperges, pesto de coriandre et noix de coco Thanks so much for all your kinds words on my previous post, you guys are really wonderful, kind and generous of your time. I do appreciate it a lot. (read full article)
Appetizer, Appetizers, asparagus, cilantro, coconut, fish, Fish Seafood, oeuf cocotte, pesto, salmon
Jul 12
Salade ou pas salade? – Salade tiède de céréales et mélange aux haricots blancs, crevettes, artichauts, vinaigrette aux citron et herbes Lately I have not been too well, that’s why I haven’t been posting any recipe on a reg (read full article)
artichokes, cannellini beans, chives, Grains, lemon, lemon-herb vinaigrette, parsley, Rice, salad, Salads
Jul 07
Folie de pêches – Soupe pêches-menthe et bouchées pêches-romarin This is only for those days you have a lot of peaches in your kitchen, lots of mint in your garden and a huge desire to eat peaches…berries and peaches are some of the (read full article)
Dessert, desserts, herbs, mint, peach bouchees, peach soup, rosemary, vanilla
Jul 05
Le crabe a perdu sa maison – Crabes bleus en croûte d’amandes, sur lit de fenouil et trévise grillés, crème de pois chiches et câpres Pardon my ignorance, I thought the soft crabs were a particular kind of specie…They’re (read full article)
Appetizer, chick pea cream, chick peas, Fennel, Fish Seafood, radicchio, Seafood, soft shell crab
Jun 30
Une quiche pas comme les autres – Quiche de chou fleur au camembert et pâte aux graines de pavot-piment A good friend of mine just had surgery on her foot, and is staying at home recovering, so when I asked her if she wanted me to bring her s (read full article)
Appetizer, Appetizers, camambert, cauliflower quiche, french, Quiche, soups, Vegetarian, Vegetarian - dairy
Jun 28
Avez-vous déjà mangé du velours – Crème de fèves et edamame aux oeufs de caille pochés Quail eggs are underused in my opinion…aren’t those adorable? l love those tiny and cute eggs, they’re so delicate with a very fragi (read full article)
edamame, fava bean, fava bean soup, quail egg, Soup, soups, Vegetarian - dairy
Jun 25
Rillettes de la mer – Rillettes de maquereau fumé sur blinis de pommes de terre au cumin It’s been a while I ate mackerel…it’s one of those things you tend to forget it exists until you see it at the store. In France mack (read full article)
Appetizers, blinis, Express - Less than 30 minutes, fish, fish rillettes, Fish Seafood, mackerel, potato blinis, rillettes
Jun 24
Un altro tipo di pesto Siciliano – Linguine agli spinaci con pesto alla trapanese You can really tell someone is Italian by the quantity of pasta they eat…my family eats pasta almost every day…unlike me…I eat it once in a whi (read full article)
almonds, Italy, Pasta, pesto, pesto alla trapanese, raw tomatoes, spinach, spinach pasta, tagliatelle, Vegetarian - dairy
Jun 22
Per curare l’emicrania – Polenta con parmigiano e rosmarino – funghi selvatici e passata piccante di pomodoro After a gloomy weekend with a terrible migraine, that immobilized me for few days in bed, I decided that I wanted t (read full article)
beech mushrooms, chanterelles, Italy, Morels, polenta, rosemary, Shiitake, tomato coulis, Vegetarian - dairy, wild mushrooms
Jun 18
Les crevettes bien habillées – Crevettes enroulées de nouilles soba et sauce grenade et chili Well here I am again with shrimps…when we cook we all find our inspiration from different sources, it can be our moms, grandmothers, books, c (read full article)
Alain Ducasse, Appetizer, Appetizers, Chili, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, garlic, pomegranate, pomegranate dipping sauce, Seafood
Jun 16
Toute la Provence dans un pot – Yaourt à la lavande sur lit de pêche-abricot Lavender simply evokes Provence. Wherever I go, if I see lavender, that makes me think about the South of France but particularly about Provence, its wonderful lave (read full article)
apricots, Breakfast Brunch, desserts, France, Lavender, lavender yogurt, peaches, provence, yogurt
Jun 14
Une crêpe qui n’est pas vraiment une crêpe – Galette au sarrasin, saumon, tomates grillées et oignons caramelisés, sauce estragon I haven’t made those for so long, I usually make them when we have a “crêpe party”, a (read full article)
Breakfast Brunch, brittany, Buckwheat, buckwheat crepes, crepes, crepes au sarrasin, Fish Seafood, France, galettes bretonnes, grilled tomatoes