Salmon Tartar with Goat Cheese

Salmon Tartar with Goat Cheese

Summertime and the living is easy spending an afternoon eating lunch pool side at one of my favourite places - Auberge des Gallant located in Rigaud, Quebec. The Auberge offers an exquisite Regional Menu and is known for it's outstanding smoked salmon.

My favourite appetizer is the Salmon Tartar with Goat Cheese. It tastes so fresh - perfect for a summer meal. I was thrilled that the chef included the recipe on the Auberge des Gallant Web site. It can be prepared with either raw or smoked salmon.

I have made this appetizer several times and never seem to make enough of it!

Onion and Tomato Focaccia

A few days ago, I watching an episode of Lidia's Italy, on PBS. Lidia was making an amazing Onion Tomato Focaccia and it looked so good that I just had to have a piece - now!!! So since that wasn't going to happen, I decided to make it right after the show ended.

The focaccia was quite simple and quick to make. The dough is made using a food processor; there are two dough risings. Meanwhile I prepared the onion and cherry tomato topping. I also added bocconcini and fresh basil.

The Onion Tomato Focaccia was absolutely scrumptious and certainly worth the wait. It smelled like the focaccia I ate in Italy and I love Italy! The possibilities of different toppings for this focaccia are endless! I have made it several times since with sweet onions and anchovies and escarole with capers and pine nuts. This type of focaccia also makes great appetizer squares

I cannot list the recipe here because of copyright laws, but I did find a link to the Onion Tomato Focaccia recipe.

The recipe can also be found in Lidia's cookbook, Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most.

This is one of my favourite Italian cookbooks which I will be reviewing soon!

Strawberry Cream Almond Roulade

Mmmm....strawberries. Can't get enough of them. I love eating a bowl of strawberries drizzled with pure maple syrup but I also love the combination of fresh strawberries with pastry cream, sponge cake with a hint of almond flavour.

Stawberry Cream Almond Roulade is a family favourite dessert. It's such a delicious dessert and can be served as a dessert for lunch or supper or anytime! We like to eat it cold and drizzled with strawberry coulis. Perfect summer dessert

Strawberry Cream Almond Roulade Recipe

COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER - The Bitchin' Kitchen

The winner of the Bitchin' Kitchen Cookbook is Eliana of A Chica Bakes. Her comment was chosen by the Random Generator Indicator.

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Eliana said...

This books looks great. I love rocking my kitchen and having my boyfriend clean the mess.
May 20, 2009 11:51 AM

Congratulations Eliana! Visit Eliana's 'rocking kitchen' for some amazing recipes!

Thanks to all who participated in the Cookbook Giveaway.

Fettuccine with Fresh Fava Beans and Fresh Peas - Family Recipe

The fresh fava bean pods and fresh pea pods were in abundance at the market this week. Since these spring vegetables are 'here today and gone tomorrow' I bought a large quantity of both to make a favorite family recipe - Fettuccine with Fresh Fava Beans and Fresh Peas.

My father loved fava beans! When he used to come home from the market with bags full of fava bean pods, I knew what was for supper that night; with my mother at his side, he would prepare his famous fresh fava bean sauce. After being married for over 50 years, my parents were in sync; my mother would my father the ingredients for the sauce even before he would ask for them. At times, he would even add fresh peas to the sauce.

Preparing the fava beans for this dish is a bit time consuming as first the fava beans have to be removed from the pods, blanched in boiling water, cooled and then peeled, but certainly worth the time spent. My father never did write down the recipe for his fresh fava bean sauce recipe, but I hope my interpretation would have done him proud.

Photo: Fava beans removed from the pods with outer peel.

Photo: Shelled fava beans, onion and fresh fettuccine - some of the ingredients used in Fettucine with Fresh Fava Beans and Fresh Peas.

Fettucine with Fresh Fava Beans and Fresh Peas sprinkled with grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.

COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY - Bitchin' Kitchen by Nadia G.

To celebrate My Cookbook's Addiction second year blog anniversary, I am hosting a Cookbook Giveaway every week in the month of May.


The third Cookbook Giveaway for this month is Bitchin' Kitchen Cookbook by Nadia G.




This is a cookbook with attitude! A cookbook that makes cooking fun. My daughter and I went to the Bitchin' Kitchen Cookbook signing in Montreal and were thoroughly entertained by Nadia and her cast of characters.

To have a chance to win Bitchin' Kitchen Cookbook, just leave a comment on why you would want to win this book. I will use the Random Integer Indicator to choose the winning comment next Thursday, May 28th.

Fresh Mango Bread - Tuesdays with Dorie

Kelly of Baking with the Boys selected Fresh Mango Bread for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Event.

Although I am not a fan of mangoes, my family loves them so I thought they would enjoy eating this bread. It was quick and easy to make. I was a bit concerned about the batter at first because it had a dough consistency but it all came together at the end (just like it was written in the recipe).


I omitted the raisins and substituted lemon zest for the lime zest. The Fresh Mango bread took only took 1 hour to bake instead of the 1 1/2 hours listed in the recipe. The result was a delicious moist bread with a crunchy topping. My family loved it! I thought it came great! I loved the combination of the cinnamon, ginger with the mangoes. The only complaint my family had was that there were not enough mangoes in the bread.

Thanks Kelly for choosing such a delicious, easy to make recipe. The Fresh Mango Bread Recipe, can be found at Baking with the Boys or on page 45 of Dorie Greenspan's baking book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. Visit the Tuesdays with Dorie Bakers Blogroll to view the TWD Bakers' Fresh Mango Bread.