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goat cheese tortilla
This is a very easy treat to serve as an appetizer or to eat with a soup or salads on weeknights. Simple, easy, fast and delicious. You will need: 1 tortilla 1 tsp of olive oil 1 garlic clove 40 g goat cheese 20 g of parmesan cheese dried oregano and...
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Shrimp tajine
This is a very easy dish. It is perfect for a week night dinner. Personally, I enjoy it with fresh French baguette. An order to have always fresh baguette in hand, I slice them and freeze them. When you need them, you just need to heat them in the oven...
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French green beans with anchovies
This a great side disf for fish or seafood. For 4 people you will need: 1 lb french green onions 1 can anchovies 2 tomatoes diced 2 scallions diced 2 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper Microwave the green beans for 4 or 5 minutes. Suate the tomatoes and the...
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Roasted winter vegetables soup
My friend Audrey inspired me this dish. It is the perfect soup for this cold winter. It is very conforting!!! You will need: 1 big eggplant 3 zucchini 2 yellow zucchini 1 big onion 2 garlic heads 5 big tomatoes 4 cups of chicken broth 1/3 cup of crème...
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Cherry Clafouti
The cherries are in season right now. When I invited my friend Elodie for dinner, she brought this delicious fruit desert. So I decided to add it to my repertoire of receipes. I have another recipe for clafoutis posted in this blog but I prefer this one....
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Cauliflower taboule with pomegranate
1 big cauliflower 1 tsp of cumin and 1 tsp of 1 tsp of ground coriander 1 pomegranate Juice of 1 lemon 1 red onion finely chopped 40 g of almonds or pine nuts (toasted) 1 bunch of parsley and 1 bunch of mint (chopped in a food processor) 100 g of feta...
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Chocolate chips brioche
This is a super delicious brioche I found on the French cooking website: foodies.com. Try it and I promise you won’t regret it. You will need 100 ml of whipping or heavy cream 350 g of bread or all purpose flour (3 cups) 1 package of active yeast 3 eggs...
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Crusty whole wheat baguette
This is a delicious baguette so easy to make. You will need: 1/2 c Plus 1 tablespoon cold water 1 1/2 tsp Salt 3 tbsp Honey 1 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c Bread flour 1 tbsp of canola or olive oil 1 1/4 tsp of dry yeast Put the yeast in the warm water and...
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Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
This is a delicious cake recipe I found in my favorite Canadian magazine “Coup de pouce”. Cookies crust 2 cup chocolate graham cookies ¼ cup melted butter Chocolate cake 3 packages of light cream cheese (8 oz each) at room temperature ¾ cup sugar 3 eggs...
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Curried butternut soup
Curried butternut soup I made this soup a week ago. I didn’t have time to take a picture of it but wanted to write it down so I don’t forget it. To peel and cut easily the butternut squash I microwave it for 5 min. Try it and you will see. Ingredients...
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Indian grilled lamb chops
Today for the Aid I decided to try this recipe from my magazine “coup de pouce”. I didn’t suspect that is going to be so delicious. For 4 portions you will need: 1 cup plain yogurt 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp lime juice 2 garlic gloves finely diced 1 tbsp...
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Curry de poulet a l'ile Maurice
Ceci est une recette delicieuse que j'ai goute pour la premiere fois chez des amis. Elle est absolument delicieuse. Préparation : 8-10 mn environ Cuisson : 30 - 35 mn environ Ingrédients (pour 4 personnes) : - 500 g de blanc de poulet en gros morceaux...
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Garlicky pumpkin puree
1 small pumpkin (2 lbs) 3 garlic gloves crushed 1.5 tbp butter Salt and pepper I’m trying to find healthier alternative to mashed potatoes. Try this recipe; it is delicious Cut the pumpkin in 2 halves. Remove the seeds and microwave for 10 minutes. In...
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Moroccan Harira
This is a delicious Moroccan soup especially prepared during Ramadan. It is delicious and very comforting. You will need: ½ cup lentils 1 cup chickpeas (put dry chickpeas in water overnight) 1 lb beef meat cut into cubes 1 big onion diced 3 ripe tomatoes...
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pie or tart crust with cheese
This do is excellent for tarts and guiche. It contains less butter than the traditional pastery dough and the result is very flavorful and crispy For 3 dough you will need: 1 cup (228 g) softened butter 1 package of Philadelphia cheese softened 2 cups...
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Sweet pie crust with pecans
This is very delicious pie crust for your sweet tart. It can be used with cheesecake with fruit tart… You will need: 1 cup all purpose flour or whole white wheat flour ½ cup roasted pecans ¼ cup brown sugar ½ tsp salt 6 tbsp butter (you can put up to...
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Rice and Black bean Pilaf
Hi, I enjoy sometimes watching food network. I like Ellie Krieger because she makes healthy and delicious dishes I tried the Rice and black bean Pilaf . Achraf and I absolutely loved it. Ingredients 1 cup brown rice, uncooked 2 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken...
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Japanese vinagrette super light
This a delicious Japanese salad dressing I found in the book of Julie Andrieu "Mes sercrets pour garder la ligne". It is delicious over any green salad. For 4 people you will need: 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tbsp rice wine (Mirin) 1 tbsp soya sauce 1 tbsp...
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Drunken Roasted chicken
Drunken Roasted chicken This is very original recipe from my magazine coup de pouce. You marinate the chicken overnight in mixture of beer and apple juice. After roasting the chicken is so tender and juicy. You will need: 1 whole chicken 4 cups apple...
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chocolate and banana tart (tarte chocolat banane)
I discovered this tart when I was surfing the blog of Audinette. I replaced the white chocolate with dark chocolate. I made it this weekend and it was DELICIOUS. It looks beautiful and it tastes yummy. Ingredients: one unbaked pie crust 140 g of dark...
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Lasagna with ricotta
This a delicious receipe of vegetarien lasagna. It is light and full of flavor. Simply delicious. Here is the receipe of the lasagna: Ingredients: 1 onion, finely diced 3 colves of garlic finely diced 4 tbsp of olive oil 2 cans (14.5 oz) of diced tomatoes...
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Orange-mustard vinaigrette
This is a weight watcher recipe. It is excellent for dressing salads You will need: 1/4 tsp of salt 1 small garlic glove minced 1/2 tsp of grated orange zest 1/3 cup of orange juice, preferably fresh 4 tsp of olive oil 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp of...
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Cucumber-Avocado Gazpacho
For 4 people: 400 ml water 3 ripe avocados 1 small cucumber 1 zucchini ½ bunch parsley ½ bunch coriander Juice and zest of 1 lime 1 glove of garlic 1 tsp cumin Salt and pepper Chop the vegetables and put everything into the blender. Add salt and pepper...
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Honey-mustard dressing
This is again one dressing of weight watchers. It is my favoriate!!! You will need: 1/2 cup plain fat free yogurt 4 tsp Dijon mustard 4 tsp honey 2 tsp of white wine vinegar 1/2 tsp sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1/8 tsp ground pepper Mix everything together!!! serving...
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Blue cheese dressing
This is my light version of blue cheese dressing. You will need: 1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt 30 g of blue cheese 2 tbsp of mayonnaise 2 garlic glove minced In a blender combine all the ingredients together!!!! serving (2 tbsp) = 27 cal