My office chum Chet really needs my family’s mayonnaise recipe. Last week we had a chat about kids. All our chats are about kids. This is because Chet’s kids are all Chet ever has to talk about. Chet’s kids keep him so busy in fact, that other than between the work hours of 8AM and […]
Beef Cheek Daube with Carrots and Elbow Macaroni
“French Fridays with Dorie”; Recipe Sans Haiku “Daube” is just one of those words used to title braised foods (usually beef) to give them an international sounding panache. “Panache” is one of those words you can use when describing things that have that little-something-extra stylish flourish. (Remember what we called it when we […]
November 30, 2012 by 31 Comments
Tomato and Spinach Strata
To many The Brunch is more than just a meal served between 10AM and 3PM. It is a sacrament. I don’t know how my own VERY serious approach to brunch began but that is the way I now roll. It is unlikely I will change on this. The Brunch not only provides me an opportunity to create a […]
November 28, 2012 by 13 Comments
Herbed Olives
French Fridays with Dorie Haiku Catch-Up Olives are one of those foods I did not appreciate until later in life. And by “later in life” I mean just a few months ago. Weird, huh? One day I didn’t like ’em, the next I did. Just like that. I’ve heard that our tastes buds will […]
November 23, 2012 by 17 Comments
Pumpkin Biscoff Cookie Cupcakes
Today these sweet Pumpkin Biscoff Cookie Cupcakes are actually a bit bittersweet. My baking seems better when the cake, pie, or loaf I am producing is meant as a proxy for any actual feelings I can’t quite express face-to-face. In fact, unexpressed sentiment has always been a secret ingredient of my best kitchen work. Unexpressed […]
November 19, 2012 by 13 Comments
Chicken Paillard with Lemon and Black Pepper with Arugula-Tomato Salad
It gets said that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Actually, I’m the one who says it. A lot. I never utter it in response to fatal threats, however, so I really can’t tell you if its true or not. Rather, I prefer to exploit what I feel is the expression’s inherent irony and […]
November 10, 2012 by 10 Comments
Peanut Butter Hummus
Nearly 10 years ago while taking holiday in London I was hopelessly bored. I sank into a big chair in the living room and turned on the television. Any American who has ever attempted to entertain themselves by watching television in the UK sympathizes with how bored I must have been. UK television is a […]
October 4, 2012 by 12 Comments
"Best of Show" at The OC Fair!
Despite the now obviously shorter days and an avalanche of food blog posts tempting me to heat the oven to roasting temperature, I can’t enthusiastically embrace fall until I take care of some unfinished blog business. I recently entered a few blog posts in the Orange County Fair Culinary Arts food blog competitions and ended up […]
October 1, 2012 by 18 Comments
Endive, Apples, and Grapes
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku Another Friday came too early for planning and thus, this haiku Simple fall side dish Endive, apples and some grapes Fried up in a pan Easy recipe though it sounded odd at first trusted Dorie though Endive cooks slowly to get caramelization a nice word for ‘burnt’. Endive, Apples, […]
September 28, 2012 by 33 Comments
Aperol Spritz – Roman Sunset in a Glass!
Check out this seemingly off-season Aperol Spritz! Every food blog post this week starts off with the obligatory acknowledgement of an “autumn chill in the air”. While all the other food blog posts turn toward stew recipes and all manner of dishes ably prepared on stovetops or in hot ovens I’m serving this refresher! For […]
September 23, 2012 by 7 Comments
