10 results of 37 Blog Posts

Fig and Blueberry Tarts with Almond Frangipane

posted July 13, 2010 in TheHungerStruck

I love to bake and have always longed to be one of those bakers who can produce perfect aesthetically magnificent creations. This is a bit strange because in other ways I’m not exactly what you would call a perfectionist. This desire for bakin (read full article)

l’astrance

posted June 20, 2010 in gourmet traveller

On our recent trip across the the border to Paris we endeavoured to really pack in the meals – visiting three michelin-starred restaurants (two 3*s and a 1*), as well as a couple of humbler eateries, all in the span of two nights. We left bri (read full article)

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

posted June 14, 2010 in Citron et Vanille

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)

Apricot & Thyme Galette

posted June 10, 2010 in Family Spice

We all get bombarded with fundraisers, especially if you have kids. We buy cookies from girl scouts, popcorn from cub scouts, wrapping paper from school, magazine subscriptions, cookie dough... you name it, there's a group selling this stuff at exagg (read full article)

Gooseberry Galette

posted May 21, 2010 in TheHungerStruck

I love gooseberries. It seems like only two years ago they were a rarity in Vancouver. I remember seeing tiny little baskets of them, with their fragile paper leaves priced outrageously and wondering if they would ever become economical enough to re (read full article)

Rustic, But Not Humble: Caramelized Onion & Emmental Galette

posted May 07, 2010 in Tasty Trix

To be honest, I am not 100% sure that this savory bundle of gooey cheese and sweet onions, encased in a flavorful herbed crust,  can properly be called a galette. Some say that a galette is a round, flat cake, which this is not; others define it (read full article)

Top of the Morning at Break of Dawn

posted April 28, 2010 in Foodie In Disguise

I’m not sure why exactly it took me so long to get to the Break of Dawn restaurant in Laguna Hills. Break of Dawn is one of those places that you want to go back to time and time again. Recently, I went to Break of Dawn for breakfast. Several f (read full article)

Lilou’s gourmande galette – Quinoa galette with bell peppers, mushrooms and mint – Leek cream

posted March 24, 2010 in Citron et Vanille

La galette gourmande de Lilou- Galette de quinoa aux poivrons, champignons et menthe, crème de poireaux Feeling like quinoa? after quinoa salads, I wanted something cakey but savory…My baby parrotlet Lilou ate all of the quinoa I made last Sat (read full article)

Top Three: Savory Crêpes

posted March 11, 2010 in The Shanghai Foodist

Three years ago, the expat directory Smart Shanghai published an article entitled “The Crêpe Craze,” and as the title suggests, it was about Shanghai’s developing love for the French fare.  Three years later, Shanghai’s appetite for s (read full article)

Top Three: Savory Crêpes

posted March 11, 2010 in The Shanghai Foodist

Three years ago, the expat directory Smart Shanghai published an article entitled “The Crêpe Craze,” and as the title suggests, it was about Shanghai’s developing love for the French fare.  Three years later, Shanghai’s appetite for savo (read full article)

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