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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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Une table avec vue – Salade de seiches grillées avec pommes de terres à la tapenade et vinaigrette à l’ail This one will be among my favorite seafood salads…When you are in love with so many dishes, it’s hard to just pick (read full article)
Mange tes carottes! – Galettes de carottes et amandes au coeur de gorgonzola sur salade de concombre Carrots are in the same category as broccoli…they’re all over the place, therefore lost their appeal and excitement. Once in a whil (read full article)
Pour la fête des mères – Crevettes sautées à la cardamome et au coulis de mûres I have felt the whole day as if today was Sunday…what a “tête en l’air” (head in the air) that would translate into air-headed, I do (read full article)
Êtes-vous prêts pour l’été? – Terrine de ricotta aux poivrons grillés et menthe I wanted to feature a vegetarian terrine for those interested in a new and French cuisine and demystify the world of French food and some wrong concep (read full article)
Le poisson qui ne rend pas coupable – Toasts de brioche, aux filets de harengs marines, oignons grillés, oeuf et sauce à l’avocat Thanks so much to everyone who shared its experience with bad hair cuts the other day, not that I felt b (read full article)
Rouleaux avec un petit air grec – Rouleaux de fanes de moutarde rouge, kasseri, olives noires et vinaigrette de betterave I tried a new hair salon today, I think by now I went to almost all the hair salons in San Francisco and I haven’t (read full article)
Je l’aime à l’envers – Tarte tatin aux artichauts, oignons caramélisés, et manchego Who said tarte tatin is made with apples and is a dessert? Even though tarte tatin IS a traditional French dessert made with apples (most Frenc (read full article)
Pour un déjeûner gourmand – Bouchées de pomme de terre aux herbes et mozzarella, sauce yaourt menthe I kept forgetting about those potato bouchées, I think we tend to forget good old recipes in our search to find new ones, but this one i (read full article)
Caviar d’aubergine sur tartare de tomates, vinaigrette d’olives noires et balsamique Caviar d’aubergine is a typical French dish, but it does not mean it includes caviar in its ingredient list, it’s basically a vegan dish if y (read full article)
Terrine de la mer parfumée – Terrine de St Jacques et crevettes aux herbes – rubans d’asperges en vinaigrette I am fascinated by the world of terrines, like most French, we love terrines, and what is more French than a terrine? re (read full article)
Un tartare un peu différent – Tartare de saumon, wasabi, sésame et avocat This is such an overdue post, since this salmon has been one of my favorites for such a long time. I used to make a similar tartare with ahi tuna (or as we call it in (read full article)
Chèvre, l’autre facon – Chèvre pané et sauce aux poivrons grillés, miel et balsamique Have you ever felt like a goat cheese appetizer but not on a salad or on toasts? This warm goat cheese appetizer has been one of my favorites, and m (read full article)
A la pêche aux moules….- Moules et praires aux poireaux, bière, piment et herbes A la pêche aux moules, moules, moules, je ne veux plus y aller maman, les gens de la ville, ville, ville, m’ont pris mon panier… despite mon pani (read full article)
La ricetta segreta di Nonna ‘Nita – Crescia di patate con verdura, e tante altre cose My grandma used to make this crescia when we were kids (my cousins and I) since we were all living together as in a traditional Italian family, and we w (read full article)
Une cuillère pour moi, et deux pour toi – Cuillères de St Jacques à la vinaigrette de mangue et orange sanguine I bought so many different kinds of those cuillères (spoons) while in France, which was not really a necessity since they are al (read full article)
Gratin fantaisie et pas Dauphinois! – Gratin de pommes de terre, courgettes et roquefort There is the traditional gratin Dauphinois (from the Dauphiné region) where the potatoes are cooked in milk, then placed in the oven with butter (NO chee (read full article)
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