Tag Archives: eggs, omelettes, crêpes

Fish loaf with smoked salmon and basil

Prepared by charming Eva, this is the most ethereal fish pâté I have ever tasted;  the secret lies in the fact that she used only egg whites, and baked it in a water bath. It contains white fish and some smoked salmon for added color and taste along with fresh basil. INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds white [...]
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Cheese puffs with halloumi and zaatar

That’s another appetizer that will disappear in minutes and that you can prepare in advance; bake it 30 minutes before you start serving drinks so they will be piping hot or reheat if you like to do the job ahead; this is  a Lebanese version of the French gougères, those mini-choux puffs with gruyère or [...]
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Pan Bagnat

There is a French proverb I like: Qui se ressemble, s’assemble. (Birds of a feather flock together) All of  the French friends I have  in the US are  from the South, in particular the city of  Nice. Coincidence? I guess we have much in common. The mediterranean, for one, the cuisine, the landscape, the outlook [...]
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