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Rediscovering our roots
September 2nd 2010
Celeriac, turnip, Swedish turnip, parsnip, Jerusalem artichoke… so many root vegetables that were once an important part of our daily diet but have now sunk into oblivion. Why were these wonderful vegetables neglected? Firstly, because of urbanization, which has led to the progressive abandonment of vegetable gardens. Reinventing the gourmet packed lunch
August 30th 2010
It’s the start of another academic year. Five days a week until the Christmas break, many of us will be haunted by this eternal question: What do I put in the lunch box? What? Strawberries and raspberries in October?
August 28th 2010
The hot summer days are becoming numbered and vacations are drawing to an end. One way of letting the summer mood linger, is to consume autumn strawberries and raspberries. Late varieties of these tiny delights are now ‘reddening’ the fields right up to the first severe autumn frost, sometime in mid-October. Back to… sandwiches!
August 27th 2010
Another school year will start soon, and along with it, packed lunches and sandwiches. I propose that we replace the perpetual ham and cheese sandwich this year with a «pan bagnat», a traditional sandwich from Nice, in the Côte d’Azur. It refers to bread that has been soaked in olive oil. Tomatoes in all the sauces
August 23rd 2010
Many studies have shown that consumption of fresh or processed tomatoes is linked to a reduction in the risk of certain cancers, especially prostate. This preventive quality can be credited to the lycopene content in tomatoes. This antioxidant, which belongs to the large family of carotenoids is also responsible for the tomato’s red color. Our bodies are known to better absorb lycopene, when the tomato has been cooked in oil. Knowing the difference between shallots and scallions
August 21st 2010
Green onions, scallions, shallots… What do you call these aromatic plants that belong to the same large family of approximately 500 plants, the best known of which are onions, leeks, garlic and chives? Gazpacho: a celebration of tomatoes
August 19th 2010
No one knows the exact origin of the word «gazpacho», which is a cold tomato soup. Many believe that it derives from the Mozarabic word «caspa», meaning fragments or remnants of food. | |||||||||||
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