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Summer Recipes: Lemon Dill Quinoa Salad

Ok, I realize I've already shared a few Quinoa Salad recipes with you all (seen here and here) but lately, I've been particularly addicted to my latest creation and I had to share it with you.  We've been on a serious low-carb kick and this has been a nice alternative to our usual green salad combinations. I'm not going to lie, this salad is really easy to make, but it does take some time to get everything...

Summer Recipes: Not Your Typical Potato Salad

You know what's awesome?  Potato Salad.  You know what's not awesome?  Really mayonnaise-y Potato Salad.  Luckily this Potato Salad recipe has all of the awesome and none of the mayonnaise.  Last week we had Stéphanie and Simon over for a steak dinner and I whipped up this healthier version of Potato Salad as a complementary side dish.  I found this recipe last year in a summer issue of Cooking Light and I've...

Summer Recipes: Salad Montpelliérain and How to Make Dressing

You've probably heard of a Salad Niçoise, but have you ever heard of a Salad Montpelliérain?  I assume not, because we just made it up.  A basic Salad Niçoise contains tuna, green beans, potatoes, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, olives, and anchovies.  The Hub and I don't particularly like anchovies, only like olives occasionally, and prefer the salmon here in France to the tuna, so we decided to put together our...

Summer Recipes: Gazpacho

Welcome to another cold and simple Summer Recipe!  I'm preparing this post a week early because there's no doubt in my mind that by today, The Hub, Scott, Natalie and I are sitting on the beach in Cannes sweating our asses off and sipping rosé.  Just thinking of this cold, yummy soup is enough to cool me off! Gazpacho is something that The Hub loves and so I'd been wanting to try my hand at it for some...

Summer Recipes: No Cook Zucchini Side Salad

My Summer Recipe series continues with another cold, healthy solution to your hot days.  Ready for the simplest way to prepare zucchini?  I've noticed a lot of Zucchini Salads in cooking magazines and blogs recently so I decided to try it myself.  Seriously this is so easy, Figaro could probably do it.  You don't even have to cook it!  I don't get too excited at the prospect of eating raw zucchini, but I swear,...

Summer Recipes: Fish “Taco” Lettuce Cups

Since it's been soooo hot here in the South of France, The Hub and I have been trying out some new recipes that require very little cooking.  A few weeks ago, we were craving fish tacos, but wanted something a little lighter and fresher than the traditional fried fish with corn tortilla shell, so Fish "Taco" Lettuce Cups were born. These little suckers were so easy to make and tasted refreshing and...

International Crémaillère

We may not have had a long weekend filled with fireworks and barbecues, but we still had one heck of a party!  Our crémaillère was a fun success of great people, yummy food and lots of drinks.  I think we officially broke in the apartment and it took us a few days to recover. We made a some delicious apps all based around the theme of "food we can't find here", which is mostly Mexican.  The Hub made his...

Cardamom Apple Upside Down Cake

On Sunday, our dear friends Nate and Jess had us over for a delicious farewell dinner.  It was our first of many goodbyes and it wasn't easy!  We always love spending time with them, and lately their friendship has been especially valuable because a few years ago they also relocated to France with the same company as The Hub.  We've been picking their brains and asking them countless questions over the last year...

Simple French Dessert: Gâteau au Yaourt

Our friends Jill and Aaron has us over on Sunday for a fabulous dinner and to spend some time with their adorable little nugget, Dezi.  Isn't he a doll?  He is such a good baby and Jill and Aaron are an awesome parenting team.  It was so great to watch them take turns caring for their son as dinner was organized- they make it look so easy!  Jill prepared a beautiful dinner of Kale and Olive Bruschetta,...

French Immersion: Coq au Vin

In the spirit of embracing our move to France, I have been trying my hand at a few classic French dishes, like the Salmon en Papillote.  Last weekend I decided to make Coq au Vin for The Hub, Kate and Shawn. Do you think it's beautiful?  Well you better, because it took me almost SIX HOURS to make it.  It was a labor of love that was really, really delicious.  The French sure know how to develop flavor...

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