French Coconut Pie with Dark Chocolate Sauce

 

I've been wanting to dedicate a post to Paris for a while now, but just never got around to it. I didn't know what to make, since most of what I ate when I was there was cheese and fruit and more cheese. Then finally it dawned on me: the first night we were there we ate at Le Café du Marché near the Eiffel Tower, and although our dinner was rich and kind of "meh", we split the most delicious coconut pie with the darkest, blackest chocolate sauce I'd ever tasted.

My friend (and then roommate) Christina and I went on a little trip to Paris in September 2011 to celebrate finishing our theses and finally being done with school. As soon as we stepped off the train, I immediately understood what all the fuss was about. Paris is magical. I was swept off my feet.

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Creamy Lime and Avocado Pie

This post is dedicated to the very, very tiny voice of virtue in my head, the one who every once in a while shouts at me to eat something clean and healthy. Sometimes you crave a cheeseburger, and other times you need something devoid of animal fats, processed sugar, and other things that are probably not great for you. Luckily, I live near Noorish Conscious Eatery, which caters to my occasional bouts of virtuousness with an eccentrically delicious menu.

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