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Poisson brésilien au lait de coco
This dish of fish in a tomato-coconut-lime sauce hails from Brazil, where it is known as moqueca. I discovered it at the home of a friend in the English countryside, and found it so wonderful that I had to share … Continue reading
Posted in 5. Fish and Shellfish
Tagged Brazil, coconut, fish stew, lime, moqueca, recette, recipe, tomatoes
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Salade niçoise
Salade niçoise is a dish so evocative that you can probably remember where you were when you first tasted one. In my case, it was in … Nice, where I spent three weeks digging for pre-Neanderthal man as a student … Continue reading
Posted in 3. Salads
Tagged anchovies, basil, black olives, eggs, green pepper, olive oil, onions, raw artichoke hearts, recipe, salade nicoise, tomatoes
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Pâtes aux tomates fraîches, mozzarella et basilic
On a very hot day in Sicily many years ago, I wandered into the kitchen and found my friend Gisella chopping tomatoes into a large bowl. I sat and watched as she smothered the tomatoes in basil, chopped in some … Continue reading
Posted in 9. Pasta, Rice, Grains
Tagged basil, mozzarella, pasta, rain, recipe, ricotta salata, Sicily, tomatoes
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Petits farcis
One of my favorite dishes from Provence is petits farcis — small pieces of zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes stuffed with tiny herb-flavored meatballs. Sweet red peppers are often included, but it’s more difficult to get the shape right. When midsummer … Continue reading
Posted in 7. Meat Dishes
Tagged aubergine, courgettes, eggplant, meatballs, petits farcis, Provence, recipe, tomates, tomatoes, vegetables, zucchini
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Tomates provençales
There are many approaches to this classic dish from Provence — the slow way on the stove-top, the quicker way in the oven, with or without breadcrumbs, with thyme instead of parsley, etc. For the purposes of an everyday French … Continue reading
Jambon de pays aux figues, salade tomates-mozzarella-basilic
It’s been rather warm in Paris recently so when my friend Martine stopped by à l’improviste for dinner last night I opted for a couple of starters — proscuitto with fresh figs and tomatoes with mozzarella. Okay, purists might say … Continue reading
