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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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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Pasta'

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

May 24

Do you know how to play the guitar? – Farro Spaghetti “alla chitarra” with vegetable ragù and ricotta

Sai suonare la chitarra? – Spaghetti di farro alla chitarra con salsa all’ortolana e ricotta I am going back to my roots with this dish. Once in a while, it feels good to go back to old and traditional ways of cooking even if it it can b (read full article)

carrots, chitarra, Eggplant, italian, Pasta, red bell pepper, ricotta, Spaghetti, Vegetarian, Vegetarian - dairy

May 12

Another way to cook pasta – Pasta “risottata” with fava beans, zucchini and cherry tomatoes

Un’altro modo per cucinare la pasta – Pasta risottata con fave, zucchine e pomodorini After this weekend ordeal, I needed to eat something to soothe my mind…Pasta especially pasta in bianco (with burro e parmigiano, butter and parm (read full article)

cherry tomatoes, fava beans, italian, Pasta, pasta risottata, penne, Vegetarian - dairy, zucchini

May 12

Another way to cook pasta – Pasta "risottata" with fava beans, zucchini and cherry tomatoes

Un’altro modo per cucinare la pasta – Pasta risottata con fave, zucchine e pomodorini After this weekend ordeal, I needed to eat something to soothe my mind…Pasta especially pasta in bianco (with burro e parmigiano, butter and parm (read full article)

cherry tomatoes, fava beans, italian, Pasta, pasta risottata, penne, Vegetarian - dairy, zucchini

May 01

Guest post – Green tea soba noodles with baby octopus, sundried tomatoes, seaweed and olives

Guest post – Soba au thé vert avec petits poulpes, tomates séchées, algues et olives One of the greatest gentleman in the food blogsphere, Lazaro Bernal form Lazaro Cooks kindly requested me if I could guest post on his blog. Of course, I a (read full article)

Alain Ducasse, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, green tea soba, Octopus, Olives, Pasta, sea weed, Sun Dried Tomatoes

May 01

Guest post – Green tea soba noodles with baby octopus, sundried tomatoes, seaweed and olives

Guest post – Soba au thé vert avec petits poulpes, tomates séchées, algues et olives One of the greatest gentleman in the food blogsphere, Lazaro Bernal form Lazaro Cooks kindly requested me if I could guest post on his blog. Of course, I a (read full article)

Alain Ducasse, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, green tea soba, Octopus, Olives, Pasta, sea weed, Sun Dried Tomatoes

May 01

Guest post – Green tea soba noodles with baby octopus, sundried tomatoes, seaweed and olives

Guest post – Soba au thé vert avec petits poulpes, tomates séchées, algues et olives One of the greatest gentleman in the food blogsphere, Lazaro Bernal form Lazaro Cooks kindly requested me if I could guest post on his blog. Of course, I a (read full article)

Alain Ducasse, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, green tea soba, Octopus, Olives, Pasta, sea weed, Sun Dried Tomatoes

May 01

Guest post – Green tea soba noodles with baby octopus, sundried tomatoes, seaweed and olives

Guest post – Soba au thé vert avec petits poulpes, tomates séchées, algues et olives One of the greatest gentleman in the food blogsphere, Lazaro Bernal form Lazaro Cooks kindly requested me if I could guest post on his blog. Of course, I a (read full article)

Alain Ducasse, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, green tea soba, Octopus, Olives, Pasta, sea weed, Sun Dried Tomatoes

Apr 12

Pink girlie gnocchi – Red beet gnocchi with artichokes, goat cheese and chives

I gnocchi rosa da donna – Gnocchi rosa con rape rosse, carciofi, caprino ed erba cipollina I love to play with pasta colors, and I love colorful food, so today everything is pink. Don’t you like pink? I love to wear pink and eat it too! (read full article)

artichokes, gnocchi, goat cheese, Pasta, pink gnocchi, red beet, Vegetarian, Vegetarian - dairy

Feb 23

More pesto stories – Penne with broccoli rabe-almond pesto and shrimps

Storie di pesto – Penne con pesto alle cime di rapa e gamberi Lately, I have been too busy and hundred things to take care of, which in my world means no sleep and no time for anything including cooking and of course, deep under eye circles. T (read full article)

almond pesto, broccoli rabe, Pasta, penne, pesto, rapini, shrimps

Dec 26

Surprise, surprise!!!- Farfalline “haute couture” with shrimps, scallops and leek sauce

Che sorpresa! – Farfalline “Hautes Couture” con gamberi, capesante e crema ai porri I finally received my mom’s package, it only took six days which is really not much. I was expecting it and was wondering if they would open (read full article)

bow ties, farfalle, Fish Seafood, leeks, Pasta, scallops, shrimps, squid ink pasta

Dec 09

Let’s squish the cauliflower – Wholewheat fettuccine with cauliflower, saffron and pecorino

Abbiamo schiacciato il cavolfiore – Fettuccine integrali con cavolfiore, zafferano e pecorino Something funny happened to me today that has nothing to do with food. I am looking to buy a new car, but not really new more like second hand since (read full article)

cauliflower, Pasta, pecorino, saffron, wholewheat

Dec 02

The poor soup – Passatelli revisited with chards and carrots

La povera zuppa – Passatelli in brodo vegetale con bietole e carote I had a conversation with my mom this morning, she told me she made passatelli, suddenly I got the irresistible urge to make them too. When I lived at home, I was never a fan (read full article)

brodo, Broth, carrots, chards, Chicken, Marche, parmesan, passatelli, Pasta, romagna

Dec 01

The naked ravioli – Malfatti “gratinés” in a spicy tomato sauce

I ravioli nudi – Malfatti gratinati con salsina di pomodoro After this Thanksgiving celebration, it’s good to go back to a healthier kind of cuisine. The turkey ended up so dry, due to a guest arriving over an hour late, and my new oven (read full article)

basil, Chili, gnudi, malfatti, Pasta, ravioli no dough, ricotta, spinach, tomato sauce

Nov 19

Black is black – Homemade squid ink tagliatelle with spicy calamari sauce

Il nero è nero – Tagliatelle con nero di seppia e salsa piccante di calamaretti Here is my favorite pasta, that I had been thinking to make for months. I had two tiny squid ink bags in my refrigerator and was obsessing about them. Today, I f (read full article)

calamari, Fish Seafood, nero di seppia, Pasta, squid ink pasta, tagliatelle

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