Hummus

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A simple, yet satisfing and quick arab metze. It’s always worth a try! Ingredients 400g cooked chickpeas (canned chickpeas are ok, as long as you rinse them before use) 1 garlic clove (more if you dare!) 2 tablespoons tahina (or tahini, a sesame seeds cream, widespread throughout the Middle East and North Africa) Juice of

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10 steps to (better) cooking: be brave, be confident

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Once a chef throw in front of me a whole salmon fillet and said: “And now thinly slice it”! Form the panic in my eyes he understood I’ve never had done such a thing. He gave me a good knife and said: “Be confident, the most you can do is making one or two slices

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Pissaladière

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A French classic nonetheless: found all around Côte Azur, is a quick and tasty snack, either good for goûter or as a starter. This is my cheat version: the original one calls for bread dough as a base, little Provençal black olives and fresh anchovies. This is slightly different, but it won’t loose in taste

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