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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Tarte au citron

28-Apr-09

As it turns out, hubby’s favorite dessert ever is lemon pie. Being the devoted wife I am (sometimes), I’m searching for the ultimate lemon pie recipe.
A couple of weeks ago I tried Fanny’s recipe, it tasted really nice, however the texture of the lemon curd turned quite runny and neither hubby or I were really [...]

Pork and shrimp dumplings

25-Apr-09

What can I say, I have a weakness for Asian cuisine…This, combined with my Spanish penchant for tapas explains why I absolutely adore dumplings, sushi, and all bit-size delicacies from the Far East.
This recipe derives from David Lebovitz’s…In his Parisian blog he explains about food and French cultural habits (which more often than not clash [...]

Barbecue sauce

22-Apr-09

Finally spring has arrived, nature wakens up, the days become longer, one feels like spending the day outdoors…It’s time to open the BBQ season!!
Here is the perfect complement, a BBQ sauce based on a recipe from The Perfect Pantry that has nothing to envy to the manufactured versions…
See for yourself…
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil
- [...]

spring break…

20-Apr-09

Hello again! A short note to apologize for the delay in posting, we’ve gone through a couple of intense weeks during which we first painted, scrubbed, threw away, dusted, etc, to then receive visitors. It was a bit tiresome, but oh so worth it!
I should be able to post a delicious recipe for BBQ sauce [...]

This knife has changed my (cooking) life

13-Apr-09

Meet my new baby…it’s called Global G-2 Cook Knife. 20 cm / 8 inches of beautifully sharp Japanese Molybdenum and Vanadium stainless steal.
Yes ladies and gentlemen, it is my first serious knife! I now truly wonder how could I cook with anything else than this. Oranges, carrots, onions, fish…is reduced to tiny pieces like it [...]