It’s hard to imagine that 2012 has arrived! 2011 has flashed by quicker than either of us expected, and both of us have loved writing entries for gourm(eh?). Neither of us could guess how rewarding this blog would prove to be. We are so grateful for our reader’s supports and comments, and hope you will [...]
Archive for the ‘Appetizer’ Category
Wishing you a very Happy New Year from Gourm(eh?)!
Posted in Appetizer, Aspargus, Baking, Blind baking, Canadian Food, Cheese, Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Eggplant, Herbs, Indian Food, Nuts, Pasta, Pastry, Pumpkin, Soup, Spinach, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter, tagged Best of 2011 on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Coquilles St. Jacques en Normandie (delicious scallops)
Posted in Appetizer, Fish, French Food, Herbs, Holidays, Recipe, Scallops, Shellfish, tagged appetizer, coquilles st. jacques, Creme fraiche, delicious, normandy, parsley, Recipe, scallops on November 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Scallops – Coquilles St. Jacques in French – are one of the family specials. In proper form, the ingredients are few: scallops, butter, cream, and parsley… The night I arrived in my family’s village supper was from 8pm till 12:30am, and even so, we had to pry ourselves away before coffee was offered because I [...]
Warm roasted squash salad with arugula and feta
Posted in Appetizer, Cheese, Recipe, Salad, squash, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter, tagged appetizer, arugula, autumn, delicious, feta, grain mustard, Recipe, salad, squash on November 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The clock is ticking for me, and my fridge must be emptied in the next week. Each autumn I have a tendency to accumulate squash – and last night I had a squash-themed dinner party with my roommate to get through them: squash dishes accompanied by a few delightful glasses of wine. I have had [...]
Beet-goat cheese spirals with toasted hazelnuts
Posted in Apéritif, Appetizer, beets, Canadian Food, Herbs, Nuts, Recipe, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter, tagged appetizer, beets, goat cheese, hazelnuts, herbs, Recipe, twist on October 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Lately, I’ve been having a lot of fun playing a sort of cooking puzzle: the kind of game where I look at everything in my fridge and try to come up with interesting and delicious ideas which are not necessarily based on any pre-existing recipes (at least that I’ve seen). In this particular case, the [...]
Tapenade
Posted in Appetizer, French Food, tagged capers, crusty bread, french, olives, tapenade on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I first fell in love with tapenade when I was travelling through France years ago. At the time, olives were something I ate if I had to, but not something I especially sought out. But with one bite of tapenade from a French market, I was truly in love. Since then, I have sought out [...]
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Posted in Appetizer, Artichokes, Cheese, Spinach, Zucchini, tagged artichoke, cheesy, dip, Spinach on May 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I had been eyeing spinach dips for a while, and finally had a good excuse to whip up a batch on mother’s day. Artichokes can only add deliciousness to food, so when I came across this recipe in Julie van Rosendaal’s Grazing, I knew I had to give it a try. The resulting dip was [...]
Flaky Phyllo Cups stuffed with Salmon Mousse
Posted in Appetizer, Pastry, Salmon, tagged appetizer, phyllo cups, salmon mousse, Silver Palate on April 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I was invited to a potluck Easter supper and offered to bring an appetizer. I had some phyllo pastry leftover from the spanakopita I made last week, so I turned to the Internet for filling inspiration. Creamy salmon filling repeatedly caught my eye, but I was not entirely satisfied with their recipes. I suddenly remembered my [...]
