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Cauliflower Semolina with Dried Fruits

[Cauliflower Semolina with Dried Fruits] Forenote : in the US, the term couscous is used to mean the North-African wheat pasta, shaped like very small beads. The actual name for this is, in fact, semolina -- "semoule" in French. Couscous is the typical North-African dish which includes steamed semolina, as well as vegetables and grilled meat. I made this recipe using a head of cauliflower I go...

Chunky Pumpkin Soup

After years of whizzing all of my soups to liquid velvet, I have recently and suddenly become a chunky soup convert. This change of preference happened overnight, and I don't know what prompted it, but ever since the beginning of the fall and the first batches of the season, I can't think of a more desirable soup format than cubes, coins, and ribbons of vegetables intermingling in a broth. Ther...

Herbed Couscous Salad

[Salade de semoule aux herbes] My sister and I went through a pretty intense couscous* phase when we were teenagers: my mother kept a kitchen cabinet stocked with little pre-portioned pouches of semoule that barely needed a minute and a half of boiling before we could snip them open, pour their contents into a bowl, add a bit of salt and butter, and call it lunch. We loved the stuff. I remembe...

Sardine Harissa Polar Bread Sandwich

Or : The Return of the Polar Bread Sandwich I made myself another yummy sandwich on polar bread for lunch today. This time, the filling was this : a can of quality sardines packed in olive oil (drained and patted with paper towels), a shallot - chopped with my friend the chef knife, a handful of flat parsley - chopped with my other friend the mezza-luna, 100 g of cottage cheese, a small spoonful...

Zucchini Pasta with Almonds and Lemon Zest

Our spring has been so warm and sunny for so many weeks, it feels like we're living a perpetual July. Although this is terrible news for farmers, who need a wet spring for their crop, Parisians have been enjoying this gift of a weather obliviously. Drinks and meals out on sidewalk terraces have become a daily pleasure, as have light dresses and strappy sandals. Produce stalls bear witness to t...

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