The Tomato Knife

From Culture to Cooking: Discovering Life in France

Tag Archive 'appetizers'

Mushroom & Parmesan Bruschetta (Recipe)

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

World Cup 2010. Starts tomorrow and we’ll be watching as France confronts Uruguay at 8:30pm. I’m thinking of yummy munchies and of making  some of my mushroom bruschetta. This has been a longtime favorite, but I most recently tried it on hearty slices of dark seedless rye bread from the local boulangerie. Yum, yum. Don’t [...]

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Canapés au saumon fumé (Recipe)

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

One of my favorite terms in French is amuse-bouche. The verb amuser means to entertain or amuse and the word bouche means mouth. An amuse-bouche is a small hors d’oeuvre served with an apéritif. The term makes me laugh because I imagine sleepy taste buds being teased and woken up in preparation of the meal [...]

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