It’s asparagus season! Yay! I looove asparagus and not just because it signals the arrival of Spring. I know these days they’re around pretty much year-round in supermarkets, but nothing beats the freshness and taste of locally-grown asparagus. I especially love the fact that it is considered perfectly good manners to eat asparagus with your fingers, so you have…
Archives for April 2015
One-Pan Slow-Baked Salmon
I have a feeling you’re going to love me for this One-Pan Slow-Baked Salmon. A delicious, super easy dinner in just 20 minutes with only one pan to clean! Sounds to good to be true? I came accross a test that Bon Appétit did recently to find the perfect oven temperature and cooking time for slow-baking…
Tunisian Tuna Salad
This Tunisian Tuna Salad makes me think of the sun, probably because it’s so colorful like so many Mediterranean dishes are. It is loaded with crunchy vegetables, juicy tomatoes, fresh herbs and the olives and capers add a beautiful tang. Serve it with toasted pita bread as a starter or light main course. Don’t hesitate to add a diced hard-boiled egg for…
Beet Salad with Whipped Goat Cheese
Two years ago my girlfriends and I went to visit a friend in Chicago for a long week-end. Our first night in Chicago was really memorable. Well, first of all, let’s be honest, how often do you get to go on a long week-end with your girlfriends? With NO kids and NO husbands? We were like teenagers again!…
Muesli Bars
I started making my own Muesli bars a few years ago and never went back to buying them. They are really easy to make and much tastier than most of the commercial products out there which are loaded with awful things like refined sugar, palm oil and ingredients you can’t even pronounce! Like Michael Pollan, the food writer, says: “Don’t…
