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Out of this world (Upcycling bed sheets)

By Bouqui On January 29, 2014 · 3 Comments
Upcycling old bed linens
From old make new. The boys have been totally into the solar system and Star Wars recently. For a recent Star-Wars-themed birthday party, I thought it would be really cool to paste glow-in-the-dark stars on their ceiling. And it was. For about five minutes. They all fell down within a week. Fail. We even tried [...]
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Nori-wrapped seared scallop sashimi

By Bouqui On January 25, 2014 · 2 Comments
Nori-wrapped seared scallop sashimi
And the tale of my seared sashimi extravaganza continues. (This is part 3). Sashimi is a Japanese delicacy. It consists of very fresh raw meat, most commonly fish, sliced into thin pieces. Last date night, we also had sesame-crusted seared salmon sashimi and lemon pepper seared tuna sashimi. Please have a look at those recipes [...]
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Lemon pepper seared tuna sashimi

By Bouqui On January 22, 2014 · 2 Comments
Seared tuna sashimi
This is part 2 of my seared sashimi extravaganza. Sashimi is a Japanese delicacy. It consists of very fresh raw meat, most commonly fish, sliced into thin pieces. For our last date night, we had sesame-crusted seared salmon sashimi, lemon pepper seared tuna sashimi, and nori-wrapped seared scallop sashimi. I am posting each of the recipes [...]
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Sesame-crusted seared salmon sashimi

By Bouqui On January 19, 2014 · 1 Comment
Sesame-crusted seared salmon sashimi
I haven’t been blogging much lately. That’s because I had foot surgery a couple of weeks ago, so I haven’t been *doing* much worth blogging about. I was lucky enough that my mom and dad were able to stay and take care of me for a couple of weeks after the surgery. Mom did all [...]
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Croque madame casserole refashioned

By Bouqui On January 6, 2014 · 1 Comment
“Mmmmmm! May I have croque some more?”
What to do with leftover cubed bread the day after a cheese fondue? (Cheese fondue is a Swiss dish where cubes of bread are dipped into melted cheese.) My mom suggested making a bread soup. However, my kids groaned. “Awwww. Noooo. Not soup again!!” (I do make a lot of soups to smuggle veggies into [...]
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Gifts in a jar: m&m cookies

By Bouqui On December 16, 2013 · 4 Comments
m&m cookies, ready for gifting
I made m&m cookies in a jar. Not very paleo, I know.  But the teachers I am gifting are definitely Not. Paleo. So, I figured they’d like these. Also, since I am in Switzerland, I am hoping that the whole DIY-gift-in-a-jar-concept might be novel. I followed a recipe I found online for Cowboy (or Cowgirl) [...]
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Gifts in a jar: curried lentil soup

By Bouqui On December 7, 2013 · 2 Comments
Curried lentil soup in a jar, ready for gifting
Last week, one of my best friends wrote me an e-mail that she was planning to give presents gifts in a jar this holiday season. We live nearly 6,400 km (4,000 miles) apart but, strangely enough, I intended to do the exact same thing this year. Great minds think alike. Then she said, “why don’t [...]
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Five-spice glazed carrots

By Bouqui On November 26, 2013 · 5 Comments
Five-spice glazed carrots
It is a huge challenge to get my elder son to eat any vegetable or fruit. He categorically refuses. In fact, for a while I resorted to pureeing and “hiding” the vegetables in main meals and sauces. He won’t eat anything that he can actively identify as a vegetable. However, I have had success in [...]
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Raspberry pavlova

By Bouqui On November 14, 2013 · Add Comment
Pavlova with whipped cream and raspberries (section)
While playing Suzette, a cordon bleu cook in the Zurich Comedy Club‘s production of Don’t Dress for Dinner (November 6-16, 2013), I cooked all the dishes named in the script. This was the dessert course: Raspberry pavlova. ***** I’ll preface this post by saying that it probably took me longer to make this dessert than the entire [...]
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Veal a la crème

By Bouqui On November 11, 2013 · 5 Comments
Tournedos of veal a  la crème
While playing Suzette, a cordon bleu cook in the Zurich Comedy Club‘s production of Don’t Dress for Dinner (November 6-16, 2013), I cooked all the dishes named in the script. This was the third course: Veal a  la crème.   ***** Actually, the dish should be “veau” a  la crème in proper French. What is meant in [...]
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