Friday, July 4, 2008

FOOD TAG

Didi74 at "Didoumiam" (France) has tagged me for a meme. Thanks for having chosen me!
Didi74 at "Didoumiam" (France) m'a taguée! Merci de m'avoir choisie!

Six food and blog related questions:

*** Which food or ingredient do you like to cook?/Quel aliment ou nourriture aimez vous le plus cuisiner?:
I love to cook all kinds of foods and ingredients. Whether it is exotic, foreign, refined or regional, simple, farmer-style dishes,
I pretty much enjoy eating as well as cooking everything. I'm very open-minded and adventurous food-wise.../J'adore cuisiner toutes sortes d'aliments ou de nourritures. Que ça soit exotique, étranger, raffiné ou régional, simple, campagnard, j'ai beaucoup de plaisir à cuisiner et manger presque tout car je suis très ouverte et aventureuse en ce qui concerne la cuisine...

*** Which one of your posts/dishes got the most comments?/Laquelle de vos réalisations a réuni le plus de suffrages?:
It was my "Artisan French Bread" post which I submitted as a member of the very successful baking group "The Daring Bakers". It was commented 110 times!!!/J'ai reçu le plus de commentaires pour mon billet concernant mon "Artisan French Bread" que j'ai posté en tant que membre du très célèbre groupe "The Daring Bakers". Il a été commenté 110 fois!!!

*** Which one of your recipes does your family always ask for?/La recette que votre entourage vous réclame le plus?: There are many as a matter of fact! At my house, lately, one of the most popular dishes is my "Spicy Beef Burritos With Homemade Tortillas, Guacamole And Tomato Salsa". We could eat that nearly every day!!! But there's also my "Mammoth Pizza", "Dirty Hamburgers", "Gravlax", "Maluns", "Ostrich Steak Tartar", "Quick Pizza", "Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese Bagels", "Spätzli", "Tex-Mex Cornmeal Bread", "Vietnamese Chicken And Grapefruit Salad", "Hummus" and "Thai Yellow Curry" which are always very successful and which I make on a regular basis./En fait, il y a beaucoup de plats qui sont fort populaires chez moi! Dernièrement, mon "Spicy Beef Burritos With Homemade Tortillas, Guacamole And Tomato Salsa" a beaucoup été plébicité. On pourrait manger ce plat presque tout les jours!!!! Autrement, il y a aussi ma "Pizza Géante", mes "Hamburgers", mon "Gravlax", mes "Maluns", mon "Steak Tartar d'Autruche", ma "Pizza Rapide", mes "Bagels Au Saumon Fumé Et Cream Cheese", mes "Spätzli", mon "Cornbread Tex-Mex", ma "Salade Vietnamienne Au poulet et Au Grapefruit", mon "Hummus" et mon "Curry Jaune Thai" que je fait régulièrement et qui rencontrent toujours beaucoup de succès.

*** What is your favorite breakfast item/food?/Votre petit déjeuner préféré?:
I am addicted to bread and cheese, so I'd say that my favorite breakfast/brunch (only on weekends as I very seldom eat anything for breakfast on weekdays) has to be composed of homemade bread (see bread recipes), good quality cheese and dry meat, cherry tomatoes, jam, honey, peanut butter and chocolate spread. I als
o love to eat "Pancakes" for breakfast.../Je suis accro au pain et au fromage, alors mon petit déjeuner (seulement durant le weekend car durant la semaine, je ne mange presque rien au petit déjeuner) doit être composé de pain maison (voir recettes de pain) accompagné de bon fromage, de viande séchée de qualité, de tomates cerises, de confiture, de miel, de beurre d'arachide et de Nutella (acheté ou fait maison). Autrement, j'adore aussi manger des "Pancakes" au petit déjeuner...

*** What is your favorite restaurant or your favorite bakery?/Votre restaurant préféré ou votre patisserie préférée?:
As we have to be very careful with our money, I haven't eaten out since a very long time, nor did I buy anything from a bakery, so I would not be able to answer that question... Our restaurant is at home and we get all our delicious baked goods from our own personal bakery (I am the baker)!!!/Comme nous devons faire très attention à nos sous, ça fait très longtemps que je ne suis pas allée au restaurant ou chez le boulanger/pâtissier, alors il m'est impossible de répondre à cette question... Notre restaurant favorit se trouve à la maison et je suis la boulangère/pâtissière de service!!!

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

MY TOP TEN RECIPES OF 2006

As a new year has started and 2006 is already far away (well, not quite), many food bloggers are posting their "Top Ten Recipes Of 2006". Vanessa of the captivating "Confiture Maison" blog kindly invited me to take part in this game, so it is the occasion for me to submit my own list of dishes that particularly struck my attention in 2006.

It was very difficult for me to choose only ten favorite recipes or dishes, because last year was full of positive surprises and interesting discoveries. I loved every single recipe I posted!!!

All in all, 2006 was fantastic food-wise and I hope that 2007 will be as exciting for my palate as the preceding year...

Bon appétit!!!

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Cantuccini or Italian Almond Biscotti
(see recipe)
"Those cookies will delight all foodies in search of a delicate treat to end their afternoon or dinner in beauty..."
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Caribbean Jerk Chicken
(
see recipe)"... a delicious sample of flavors one can find in Jamaica."
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Hawaiian Salmon Poke
(see recipe)
"...'Salmon Poke' is fresh, quite simple, yet flavorful, delicate and perfectly harmonious."
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Matzah Balls
(see recipe)
"Although there is no meat in a "Matzah Ball", those dumplings have a very pleasant meaty taste (a cross between chicken and veal) that is even more pronounced when they are fried..."
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Banh Xeo or Vietnamese Stuffed Pancakes
(see recipe)
"This crisp golden pancake is a tantilizing example of how the food from Vietnam can be delicate and yet loaded with flavors. Eating 'Banh Xeo' is a pure sensual experience..."
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Tex Mex Cornbread
(see recipe)
"...a 'Tex Mex Cornbread' which would remind us of scrummy foods like picadillo, burritos, chilli con carne, etc..."
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Challah Bread
(see recipe)
"The fabulous aromas which fill the house when it's baked announce the forthcoming of a delicious breakfast."
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Hot Dog Rolls
(see recipe)
"These light, fluffy and hyper soft rolls are going to make your whole world rock."
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Ricotta Fritta
(see recipe)
"It could possibly be the food of angels so much those 'Ricotta Fritta' pancakes are delightful and transcendentally gorgeous!!!"
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Khao Soi or Chiang Mai Noodles
(see recipe)
"...this dish is magnificently tasty as the combination of different spices and herbs are perfectly blended together in order to offer a well-balanced bouquet of stunning aromas..."
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I'd love to pass this "game" on to the following blogger (that's only if you want to play, of course...):

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