Archive for ‘Starter’ (45)

Apple, beetroot, walnut and coriander salsa
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Recipe by: Anne-Laure at Tasty Diaries
Busy: 20 min Total prep time: 20 min 
Serves: 4 

Tuna carpaccio with passion fruit and lime dressing
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Recipe by: Adapted from amazing blog Cuisine de la mer
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 10 min 
Serves: 2 

Wash and pat dry the tuna...
Tastiest potato leek soup ever
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Busy: 15 min Total prep time: 40 min 
Serves: 4 

Prepare the leeks: remove any...
Savoury and sweet stilton, pear and raisin cake
Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Recipe by: Updated from Cuisine et Vins de France, Jan 1998
Busy: 15 min Total prep time: 50 min 
Serves: 6 to 8 

Preheat the oven to 210...
Thai salmon and shrimp soup
Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Recipe by: Anne-Laure
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 20 min 
Serves: 4 

Re-hydrate the noodles by...
Crab meat and braised leek fondue
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 25 min 
Serves: 4 

Preheat the oven to 210...
Lazy sweet corn soup
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Recipe by: Inspired by a recipe by Francoise Scotto, French Elle magazine
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 20 min 
Serves: 4 

Heat the olive oil in a non...
Beet root and fresh cheese mille-feuille with a balsamic vinegar reduction
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Recipe by: Adapted from a recipe found on Marmiton
Busy: 20 min Total prep time: 20 min  Plan ahead time: overnight 
Serves: 6-8 

Cut the beet roots in 1/2 cm...
Dill potato pancakes with smoked salmon and sweet and sour red onion salsa and lemon Chantilly
Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Recipe by: Christophe Renou, L’Aubergine restaurant, London
Busy: 40 min Total prep time: 40 min (plus two hours marinating time) 
Serves: 6 

One day ahead,...
Clams en persillade
Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Recipe by: my mum and dad, who in season forage clams, mussels, and oysters regularly and eat luxuriously from the sea every day.
Busy: 20 min Total prep time: 25 min 
Serves: 8 

A couple hours before...