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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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Aug 15

Goodbye San Francisco – Crostata with blueberries and yogurt cream

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

No reblochon, no tartiflette – Fake Tartiflette with asparagus and brie

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

A thought for Boby – Mâche salad with shrimps on corn purée and truffle oil

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

Recipe for Basil Magazine – Pipérade revisited with polenta crostino and quail egg

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

When you have too much dough – Mini quiches with zucchini, olives, feta and mint, wholewheat crust with herbes de Provence

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

An exotic gazpacho – Scallops with lychee gazpacho

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

Back to Provence – Tian Provencal and tapenade tartine

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

The other grean bean – Curry Mung beans galettes and tofu-garlic dipping sauce

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

My romantic egg – Oeuf cocotte with salmon, asparagus and a cilantro-coconut pesto

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

Salad or not salad? – Salad of grain medley with cannellini, shrimps, artichokes in a herb-lemon dressing

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

Peach folie – Peach-mint soup and peach-rosemary bouchées

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

The crab lost his house – Soft shell crab with almond crust on grilled fennel and radicchio salad, cream of chick peas and capers

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

A quiche unlike others – Cauliflower-camembert quiche with chili-poppy seed crust

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

Have you tried eating velvet? – Cream of fava bean and edamame with poached quail eggs

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 from the sea – Smoked mackerel rillettes with potato-cumin blinis

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

A different kind of pesto from Sicily – Homemade spinach tagliatelle with pesto alla trapanese

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

A cure for migraine – Creamy herb polenta with sauté wild mushrooms and hot tomato coulis

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

The well dressed shrimps – Shrimps wrapped in soba with pomegranate chili dipping sauce

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

The entire Provence in a jar – Lavender yogurt with peach-apricot compote

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

A crêpe that’s not really a crêpe – Traditional savory buckwheat galette with smoked salmon, grilled tomatoes, caramelized onions, and tarragon sauce

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

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