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4 x 8 meme

Barbara from winos and foodies just tagged me for the 4 x 8 meme (Woooohooo my first meme) 4 Jobs I've Had Financial advisorFree lance translatorEmployee in a trick or treats shopHuman ressources assistant 4 Movies I could watch Over and Over (4??? that's...

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26 janvier 2006

Fresh basil is my new muse

Pesto cauliflower soup I remember writing an article about soups on my French blog last year; more precisely about the perception of soups in France and New Zealand. Young French people would tend to consider soups as some kind of food reserved for old...

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25 janvier 2006

SHF # 15 - Light as a cloud

Sugar Low Friday White Sesame Mousse on pain d'épices and caramelised apricots. My first entry in a foodblog competition... I'm rather anxious. Reading about sugar low Friday early January got me very excited, I had to be part of it!I had just came back...

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23 janvier 2006

Kiwi winos

Read on Spitton "Just been reading through last Tuesday's scribbled notes; some stunningly good Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminers kick off the list. I concentrated on whites for the simple reason that I ran out of time before I got to try the reds. Had a...

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23 janvier 2006

Delicious rainbow

While at the beach yesterday, I suddenly came up with an original idea: Snapper, raspberries, cream on a cushion of braised leaks. I was peacefully reading my book (a novel, not a cookbook), lying in the sun, I had lunch not so long before and out of...

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20 janvier 2006

F O O D A R T C H A L L E N G E

One of my favourite Artist ever is Sophie Calle. She appears, under the pseudonym of Maria in Paul Auster's novel: Leviathan. In non-fictional parts, she is described cooking monochromactic dinners. One colour per day of the week. I have always been fascinated...

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19 janvier 2006

Kitchen whizzes

From stuff.co.nz. I just read about this food challenge organised in Christchurch. This is very exciting, I wish I could go. STACY SQUIRES/The Press Professional cooks get plenty of merit. Now there's a contest for talented home cooks who love to entertain,...

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18 janvier 2006

Pie on the cob

Here is one of my favourite challenge: To combine random ingredients from my pantry and transform them into something edible. This challenge dates back from my poor Uni days.This time I had a can of creamed corn, eggs, courgettes, honey, mushrooms and...

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13 janvier 2006

Happiness lies in the lens

I finally got my very own didgital camera!!! It's maybe not the best period for that but I could not wait anymore. It's an entry-level type of camera, not a SLR (sic) but it has a manually adjustable zoom, a very cool feature. It takes really good pictures,...

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10 janvier 2006

Back for good

White Chocolate and Praline Mousse I got back from France a few days ago. I had a great time, it was so good catching with my family and friends. On Boxing day, the temperature dropped to -7 degrees c to later reach a freezing -16!! I did not have much...

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