Category Archives: eggs, omelettes, crêpes

Stuffed artichoke bottoms

Certain kitchen jobs are just not fun: Like plucking artichokes. Fortunately, the bottoms are available in all Middle-Eastern shops in the US or Canada and in every supermarket in Lebanon.  These are filled with a spinach custard; baked and topped with a slice of hard-boiled egg; it would be great too with a poached egg [...]
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Cauliflower quiche

Christine Ferber is a famous French pastry chef in France (and internationally) who was named the jam fairy; she also specialized in tarts and quiches inspired by her native Alsace. I had one of her paperback books Mes Tartes sucrées et salées (Sweet and Savory tarts) laying around and this quiche is loosely inspired by [...]
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Crêpes-pizza

  Got this idea from a tiny cookbook by Florence Arzel Les crêpes salées et sucrées. Neighbor Mary had her monthly Book Club gathering , so we decided on  this since it is  fun (guests pick what they want to top their pizza with) and can be prepared ahead. INGREDIENTS: 6 crêpes-pizzas (up to 8 depending [...]
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