Sauce gribiche: the wicked woman’s sauce

“Sauce gribiche” is as vintage French as it gets. Right up there with cheese souffle and duck a l’orange. Except it’s a condiment: a hybrid between Italian salsa verde and mayonnaise, typically served alongside very traditional dishes like pot-au-feu (braised meat and vegetable stew) and “tete de veau” (yes, that means calf’s head, a famous […]

Piquant coconut cauliflower rice

The fam and I just came back from an awesome extra long week end in Goa that totally awakened our senses. The lively colors, the bustling sounds of the market, the relaxing ones from the beach and of course, the mouth-watering smell of chai masala, Indian curries, biryanis and sweet chutneys that made us hungry […]

Lemon olive chicken tagine

Back in the early 1970s, my parents were living in Morocco where my mom, a curious and talented cook, discovered North African cuisine. She especially liked the region’s legendary tagines, made of meat or poultry that’s been braised with fruits and/or vegetables in a traditional conic-shaped claypot. Her favorite one had chicken, green olives and […]

The ultimate summer caviar

To me, tapenade screams of summer. It’s what I call the Provencal man’s caviar. Just the thought of this herbed olive paste reminds me of my first summer in the south of France, where I saw it served as an appetizer on every restaurant terrace alongside a glass of rose, perhaps a Pastis or a […]

The ultimate gut-healing superfood

A few years ago, when I was first diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), I went on a strict low FODMAP diet and began using a lot of different supplements. One of the key elements in my recovery was, believe it or not, a daily dose of bone broth. It’s an ancient remedy going through […]

Two-Salmon Tartare

I love salmon tartare – and this recipe is not only ridiculously easy but also very tasty. It’s super practical if you are having a dinner party because you can prepare all the ingredients in advance and keep them in the fridge. Just make sure you mix everything at the last minute. If you wish, you […]

Amazing Carrot Muffins (no gluten, no sugar!)

I grew up on muffins in Canada – apple, spice, pumpkin, carrot, blueberry, chocolate chip, the whole lot of them. To me, nothing beats a muffin with a  large coffee in the morning, but it’s not really the most balanced breakfast because they are often filled with sugar; so when I became sugar and gluten […]