03/08/2011
Les Amis des Messina

Here’s a little and very nice address for a lovely Italian and more precisely Sicilian meal, in the 12th of Paris. You can have some great entrées/antipasti like this ricotta and peas filled zucchini blossoms (yes you know I love those), and of course la pasta, mamma mia! My favorites are…spaguetti with vongole and broccoli…

Les Amis des Messina

204 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine

75012 Paris

closed Saturday for lunch and Sunday

01/08/2011
On dirait le sud.

Salade aux trois melons, pastèque et gingembre /

Three melon, ginger and watermelon salad

Cheeseburgers au guacamole et muffins /
Guacamole muffin cheeseburgers

Crumble aux pêches, abricots et sauge du jardin /

Peaches, apricots and sage-from-the garden crumble

Le sud, le soleil, les fruits, les herbes du jardin, les vacances.

South, sun, fruits, herbs from the garden, holidays.

28/07/2011
Kelly Pic Nic

Quoi de plus chic qu’un Kelly d’Hermès pour pique-niquer en cette belle saison estivale (hum hum)? La célèbre maison décline son nouveau sac en photos gourmandes.
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What is more elegant than a Hermès Kelly bag to go to a summer pic-nic? The famous brand presents a serie of photographies on the theme, for the launch of this new bag.

25/07/2011
Peach and chestnut Tart

It’s funny how accidents can finally reveal some nice findings. I was starting my tart’s preparation the other day when…not enough butter, and no flour left. I finally found some chestnut flour which I decided to use without conviction. Well my friends, this was pretty good, not bad at all.

The Ingredients

– 100g flour
– 150g chestnut flour

– 80g butter
– 1 egg
– 90 g sugar
– 1 pinch of salt

– 1 lemon

– 5 peaches

The Recipe

Put the flour in a salad bowl and make a sort of hole in it. In another bowl, mix the sugar, salt and egg.
Pour this mixture into the flour with the lemon zest, and mix.
Add the butter (soft not melted) into little pieces, and knead firmly with your hands.
Make a ball and spread it with a rolling pin. Put it into a buttered tart mold.
Cut the peaches into quarters and put them on the paste like a spiral. Sprinkle with almonds.
Bake for about 30 minutes at T.7 (180℃)

21/07/2011
Nature weddings

Sources Rock My Wedding, Wedding Chicks & Style Me Pretty.

20/07/2011
Meringue

Ces drôles de bagues ont été designées par Tanja Hartmann et peuvent s’acheter chez Charles and Marie.

Malheureusement, elles ne sont pas faites d’oeufs et de sucre mais de silicone industriel!

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These funny meringue rings can be found at Charles and Marie. They’re designed by Tanja Hartmann, but unfortunately they are not made out of egg whites and sugar, but industrial grade silicone.