Discover the delightful flavors of summer with this light and healthy Smoked Salmon and Zucchini Carpaccio recipe. Thinly sliced zucchini is marinated in a zesty lemon and olive oil dressing, then layered with savory smoked salmon, olives, pickled onions, and capers. This dish is not only visually stunning but also bursting with freshness and taste. […]
Low-Carb Lasagna: A Traditional Recipe with a Modern Twist
If you’re craving lasagna but looking to cut back on carbs, this low-carb lasagna is the perfect solution. By swapping traditional pasta with #keto pasta made from almond flour, you can enjoy a delicious and healthier version of this classic dish. The versatile dough for this lasagna is the same as our #keto tortillas, which […]
Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Carbonara: A Delicious and Healthy Twist
Hey friends! Spaghetti squash is a game-changer for anyone looking to cut back on carbs without sacrificing flavor. This Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Carbonara is a fantastic alternative to the classic Italian dish. It’s just as creamy and delicious, but with a fraction of the carbs. Perfect for a cozy dinner that won’t weigh you […]
Selwa’s Marinated Roasted Chicken Recipe: A Family Favorite
Every family has that one recipe that’s passed down through friends, loved ones, and generations. For us, Selwa’s Marinated Roasted Chicken is that dish. Shared with us shortly after our wedding in 2002 by our dear friend Selwa, this recipe has been a beloved staple in our home ever since. Selwa is the wife of […]
Easy Homemade Keto Tortillas: Gluten-Free & Low Carb
During these unprecedented times, many of us have found solace in our kitchens, experimenting with new recipes and comfort foods. After months of indulging in whatever my stress levels dictated—let’s just say there were more snacks than I’d like to admit—I decided it was time to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Enter these Homemade Easy Keto […]
Onion French Tart (Pissaladière): A Taste of Nice
This Onion French Tart, known as Pissaladière, is a cherished part of Nice’s culinary heritage, alongside classics like Salade Niçoise, Fougasse, Daube, and Ratatouille. The name Pissaladière comes from one of its traditional ingredients, “pissalat,” derived from “peis salat,” meaning “salty fish.” Originally posted in April 2015, I’ve recently given this recipe a fresh update […]
Summer’s Tartine
Whether savory or sweet, tartine toasts are very popular. Easy and fast, these toasts or open-faced sandwiches appeal to everyone thanks to their infinite variations. As a result, in winter, you can prepare Tartiflette style with bacon, onions, and reblochon melted in the oven, in summer you can be dressed with candied tomatoes, fresh goat […]
Turkey zucchini lasagna
To begin this year with a great recipe, today I share with you this Turkey zucchini lasagna. Super easy to make and delicious. First, begin to cut lengthwise the zucchini, I used my mandoline. And lay a layer on the bottom of a greased baking dish. Then add the cooked turkey. Then add the tofu […]
Coconut Macadamia Banana Bread recipe: A Heritage Recipe with a Healthy Twist
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with milk life and DiMe Media. However, all opinions expressed are my own. This month, we’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, and I’m thrilled to share my grandmother’s beloved recipe with you: Coconut Macadamia Banana Bread. This recipe has been passed down through generations and remains a family favorite. […]
Bacon spinach quiche
Among with the caramelized onions quiche this was the most popular item sold on my bakery! Yes, if you didn’t knew it yet, I owned a bakery called “Le Petit Gourmet” thus the name of this blog! We sold, bread, sweet and savory pastries, on the savory side, we sold lots of quiches and buttery […]
Love pancakes
Love pancakes – The Petit Gourmet This post is originally from 2014 and it has been popular on Pinterest, so decided to post it again and share the love with ya! So today my daughter Charlotte want it some pancakes for breakfast and I didn’t have my oatmeal pancake mix that I have used lately […]
Eggs with chorizo
So, there are mornings when you don’t really feel like eating much, but there are days when you wake up and you crave something consistent and rich! these one of the answers to that question! Eggs and chorizo! Spicy. Savory. Smooth. Chorizo is a variety of sausage made of pork, hailing from Spain but […]
Fig & cheese tart
I was invited to a birthday party and I didn’t knew what to get for the host, I know He loves cheeses so I got him a Slate Cheese Serving Board and I baked him a fig and cheese tart! Not familiar with figs? Although not juicy, the fig is an incredibly luscious fruit, with a […]
Ham, Parmesan, arugula, cherry tomatoes tartine
I first publish this recipe on 2015 but it is the perfect fix for a quick and easy meal so here it is again! An open sandwich, also known as an open face/faced sandwich, bread baser, or tartine consists of a single slice of bread with one or more food items on top. An […]
Crepes
Sunday morning!! Always the same 2 questions: Can we have croissants or can we make crepes? most of the Sundays we go to the bakery closest to our house and buy croissants but sometimes we’ll do the crepes with the girls! so my job here will be making the dough along with the girls and […]
Cocido from Madrid
Cocido from Madrid or simply cocido – is probably one of Spain’s national dishes. Cocido is chickpeas and meat stew, that simmers for hours, hardly bubbling. Comfort food for winter and cold days, that is served year long. The main ingredient of cocido is chickpea or garbanzo. Vegetables are added: potatoes mainly, but also cabbage, […]
Sticky Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings
Sticky Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings Happy Memorial day folks! how was your weekend? Well, yesterday in the DR was Mother’s Day, so Happy belated Mother’s Day to all Dominican moms reading this!! 👐👐👐👐👐👐. Today is a chill Monday! perfect for a cool old grill or roast meal, and this wings are perfect for today! you […]
Moroccan Tomatoes and Pepper Salad (chouchouka)
Moroccan Tomatoes and Pepper Salad (chouchouka) My husband and eldest daughter, are obsessed with this Moroccan Tomatoes and Pepper Salad (chouchouka)! They eat it warm, cold, as if! they don’t care. They love it, I can put it even for school lunch and her lunch box comes back empty every time! Not to be confused […]
Fluffy gluten-free pancakes
I am using Bob Red’s Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour to make these fluffy gluten-free pancakes for this mother’s day brunch. I know I know, moms work 24/7, 365 days a year, but we have chosen to thank mothers all over the world this one day. What better way to thank your mom than a […]
Berenjenas guisadas (Stewed eggplants)
Hello meatless Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you did have a wonderful cinco de mayo celebration filled with tasty dishes and endless margaritas, like this wonderful passion fruit Margarita. Today I bring you a wonderful eggplant recipe, from my country, Berenjenas guisadas or stewed eggplants, so you can take on meatless Monday like […]
Tostones with garlic mojo
Tostones with garlic mojo I don’t know if you have had tostones before (twice fried green plantains) but if you haven’t get your platanos as quickly as you can. Tostones are the comparable to French fries for people living in Latin America specially in the Caribbean. Tostones are green plantains that are fried, then smashed to […]
40 colorful recipes for a Mexican celebration
40 colorful recipes for a Mexican celebration Hello, hello Dear Monday, Be gentle. How was your weekend? did you follow up the French elections last weekend? A lot of crazy going on in the world. I hope French show us not everything is lost to madness next Sunday. Sometimes I wish I could return back […]
Refreshing passion fruit margarita with smokey rim
Refreshing passion fruit margarita with smokey rim Hello Thursday! How was your week? It has been a longer week, if you get my drift. So today I will indulge you, after all tomorrow is Friday. Moving on to lighter days, let’s talk about today’s recipe, delicious and refreshing passion fruit margarita with a smokey rim, […]
Wonderful spring sprouts pearl couscous salad
Happy Monday folks!How was your weekend? I do hope that better than mine, having rain all weekend long ended in an unexpected visit to the ER with my youngest daughter and her sprained Ankle. Nothing to worry about, she’ll wear a fiberglass cast for 3 weeks, nothing big! Mixed green veggies with pearl couscous is […]
Easy and fun arugula pesto pasta salad
Easy and fun arugula pesto pasta salad There are endless variations of pesto: basil, arugula, spinach, kale, cilantro… The pine nuts can be replaced with some walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia or almonds. A healthier way of adding tons of flavor to your pasta, potatoes, raw veggies, rice salad, toasts, I mean the possibilities are endless.
Easy Scotch Eggs
This Easy Scotch Eggs recipe will help you taste this delicious way of cooking eggs. A Scotch egg consists of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs and baked or deep-fried. So some time ago I saw a cooking show where they made these eggs. And I’ve been trying to make […]
Chocolate caliente fácil (Easy spiced hot chocolate)
Estoy terminando toda la planificación para un viaje de crucero familiar para el 50 aniversario de bodas de mis padres, este verano y no pude evitar recordar mi infancia nuevamente. Estamos planificando hacer un crucero (mis dos hermanos, mi hermana y su familia, mis padres y yo y mi familia) y elegimos evitar las aguas […]
Easy Lebanese spread
I was looking for something different and fun to prepare for a group of friends that are coming over to watch the game together. So, I decided to make an Easy Lebanese spread, a mezze or meze (a selection of small plates, usually served in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, and lots of other countries). For this […]
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate chip cookies to dunk! All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Well specially now! since it’s almost that day of the year where’s normal and legal to give, receive and eat tons of chocolate gifts and kisses. So, let us dunk the chocolate chip cooking in melted […]
Amazing Tomatoes and meatballs soup
Amazing Tomatoes and meatballs soup Hello, hello! It’s the first time I’m on time for the party, in celebrating National Soup Month, Yay! So, it’s my favorite month of the year! so far. For anyone following this blog, by now, you already know I am a soup junkie! if you didn’t well, I’m guilty. I […]
Really Fresh Ceviche Verde with Homemade Plantain Chips (Mariquitas)
Hey friends! How was your Christmas? I hope it was wonderful, just like mine, spent with loved ones in the south of France. Before leaving, we celebrated a Christmas dinner at my house. If you follow this blog, you know I live in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. My background is a […]
How to spend a terrific Christmas?
How to spend a terrific Christmas? a Hispanic Christmas! In a multicultural household like mine, we often try to please all our family members, this year We are spending Christmas over my husband’s family. So before leaving We celebrated Christmas with part of my family. We Hispanics or Latinos celebrate Noche Buena (Christmas’s eve) or […]
Thanksgiving favorite sides
Hello! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! for those of you who live in the US, for the rest of you I am sure We can find something to be grateful about today? Continuing with our Thanksgiving day celebration menu, today I bring you Thanksgiving favorite sides recipes. Well, in my case besides having all my family members […]
Juicy garlic and herbs butter roasted turkey
Juicy garlic and herbs butter roasted turkey As I said in my previous post, when thinking about the turkey, most of the planners will tell you that you should count 1 1/4 pounds per guest. That way after cooking and carving, this will ensure that there will be plenty of meat at the table and […]
How to plan the perfect Thanksgiving dinner party ?
Well, step by step, first, make a list of the guest that you’ll be receiving! that’s the key! of everything else, really. Who are you spending this dinner with? When you’ve got the answer! then we can begin! We are a small party, this year, just six. So welcome leftovers! I made a list of […]
Veal Blanquette
With a “Blanquette de Veau” Veal in a cream sauce recipe Hey folks!! cold weather is getting here, days are getting shorter, how can you possibly warm up your house?? From the kitchen, actually. I don’t know about you but my weekend was an indoors one! horrible weather, long lazy days which I took to […]
Epic Caramelized onions
How to make this epic Caramelized onions tart at home? A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savory, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard. This tart is not that […]
Prosciutto ham and figs tart
How to enjoy figs? How about pairing figs and ham in a tart! The indulgence of a succulent ripe fig is extraordinary. The soft and squashy fruit is full of seeds, but the seeds are so small they just add to the unique texture that makes fresh figs so sought after. Most varieties are strongly […]
Amazing Moroccan breakfast
I am not sure I’ve told you this before, but, here it goes.. Patrick my husband is French (Not big news, I gathered) but He was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco, and that is where my love for this country comes from; such a rich country in so many aspects: landscape, countryside, hand […]
Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles is a comfort food from Mexico. Chilaquiles are basically fried corn tortilla triangles that are cooked in fresh salsa, and sprinkled with cheese, cilantro, sliced onions. They are often served for breakfast with eggs and a side of beans. It was a solution for stale tortillas that needed to be used up. It’s made […]