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Raspberry Grapefruit Lemonade
For a refreshing and tasty drink, opt for the lemonade. I tried this one during summer combining raspberry and grapefruit and really enjoyed it! For the sparkling water, we have a sodastream at home, means that we make our own, but you can use the one you are used to (select one not too much salty). I have added some white beet sugar but you can also use superfine sugar (same quantity) or brown sugar (1 teaspoon). Ingredients for 2 glasses: 20 raspberries 1 grapefruit 1 glass sparkling water 1 tablespoon sugar Recipe: Squeeze the grapefruit and add it in a blender with 15 raspberries and the sugar. Mix until…
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Quinoa Tabbouleh
Since I am allergic to lemon, red pepper and green pepper, I cannot eat tabbouleh. So, I have decided to make my own without those ingredients and created a delicious recipe with quinoa insted of couscous. Here is my quinoa tabbouleh recipe for summer… Ingredients: 200 g quinoa 16 cocktail tomatoes 8 strawberries 1 cucumber 1 shallott 1/2 grapefruit 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 handfull of fresh mint salt & black pepper Recipe: Pour a large amount of water in a sauce pan on the burner and make it boil. Then, reduce the heat at medium temperature and add the quinoa. Cook it the time needed (for mine 12 minutes).…
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Seasonal Vegetables & Fruits
I really appreciate to cook seasonal vegetables and fruits. This is how things should be, we shouldn’t be able to have strawberries in Winter and chestnuts in Summer. So here is a list of a large amount of seasonal vegetables and fruits month by month. You can click on the links below to discover my recipes and posts about them. Avocado – Beetroot – Chard – Broccoli – Carrot – Celery – Mushroom – Brussel Sprout – Cauliflower – Butternut Squash – Watercress – Endive – Fennel – Turnip – Parnsip – Sweet Potatoe – Leek – Potatoe – Onion Squash – Black Radish – Rutabaga – Lettuce – Sunchoke…
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Green Tomatoes Jam
This autumn, we had a lot of tomatoes in our garden that would not turn red but remained green. I hate food waste so I when I heard about that green tomatoes could be cooked into jam, I have decided to make some with mine. Ingredients: 1.7 kg green tomatoes (not mature) 1 kg granulated sugar 10 cl water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Recipe: Wash your tomatoes, remove the stem and cut them in big pieces. Pour them into a big sauce pan with the sugar, water and vanilla extract. Place the sauce pan on the burner at high temperature (but not the highest because it will burn). Mix with…
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Recipe Index
Breakfasts: Almonds Crunch Amarettis Braided Brioche Breakfast Egg Muffins Cannelés Caramel Babka French Baguette Gingerbread Cookies Gingerbread Muffins Green Tomatoes Jam Hélénettes No-knead casserole Bread Oatmeal Cookies Orange Jam Pound Cake Swedish Oatmeal Cookies Vegan Matcha Madeleines White Bread Drinks: London Fog Love Potion Raspberry Grapefruit Lemonade Smoothie Orange, Strawberries & Minth Strawberries Milkshake Tunisian Mint Tea with Pine Nuts Salads: Autumn Salad Cabbage & Quinoa Salad Italian Pasta Salad Niçoise Salad Perigourdine Salad Poached Egg Salad Quinoa Tabbouleh Raw White Fish Salad Scandinavian Summer Salad Smoked Herring Salad Smoked Salmon Salad Spinach & Quinoa Salad Spring Salad Summer Salad Tomatoes & Mozzarella White Fish & Nectarine Salad Soups: Barley…
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Palem Café
Looking for a place to have lunch in La Rochelle (France)? Here is one of my favorite place: Palem Café. A cool café-restaurant just beside the Market! They are lucky to be close to the producers so they can cook very fresh and seasonal food. The place is small but cosy and well decorated with wood, straw and plants. I already felt comfortable and relaxed there, they are very nice and smiling people and it was really appreciated. The menu offers several possibilites for special diets like veggies and because everything is home-made, it is possible to remove ingredients from meals if you can’t eat them. I am allergic to…
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My Garden
Do you enjoy gardening? As you may have seen in the “About Me” section, I spent my childhood in the country and have been lucky to do some gardening as a child with my family. I loved those moments and hope to go back to the country one day to have my own big garden. Meanwhile, I am so lucky to have a small place to grow some herbs to cook, vegetables and fruits! For the herbs, I bought organic ones. I have basil, chives and parsley. I let them close to my door so I just have to walk a few steps from my kitchen to use them quickly…
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About Me
Hi there! My name is Charlie, a French-Canadian woman living in France. I used to be a cook for 5 years in a French Boutique Hotel. Today, I am still working in the restaurants industry but in sales department now. I still enjoy cooking at home for/with my family and friends and love to share my tips & tricks. First of all, I do apologize for the mistakes you may find here since English is not my birth language, but I promise to do my best! Already travel blogger on Traces de Voyages, I wanted to do something new about my passion for Food. I love to create and try…
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