French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku edition Piment d’Espelette: its fancy chili powder “made in the Basque style” Peppers abundant! with a chicken in the pot who would dislike this? Extra pipérade? You do if you are lucky. (Scrambled egg topping.) Chicken Basquaise as interpreted by Dorie Greenspan First, make the pipérade from Dorie’s recipe […]
Duck Fat Popcorn
Now that it has been a few years and we are now getting to be closer friends, I feel safe to share one of my most closely held secrets with you. Here it goes: Duck fat. There! I feel so much better now that I have come out to you and my secret no longer […]
September 17, 2012 by 9 Comments
Spice Poached Pears by Dorie Greenspan
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku Spice Poached Pears Spice Poached Pears To time to prepare! My post-vacation time-crunch No time for Dorie! I ponder the pear Apple’s elegant cousin “easy” suits my style. Another Dorie Recipe non recipe Only takes minutes. Adapt with freedom Impossible to get wrong Poach to your pleasure Some pears […]
September 14, 2012 by 31 Comments
The Negroni Cocktail
I have been enjoying the Negroni since I was eleven years old. Well, not exactly. “There is a thirty year age difference between us thought Mrs. Stone. Then she was ashamed of herself and by the time Paolo had emerged from the bathroom she had mixed two negronis and placed them on the glass-topped table […]
September 13, 2012 by 12 Comments
Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines, and Basil
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku Make some lime dressing Prepare corn and tomatoes Then sear some scallops What is a coulis? A fancy word for puree This one has basil Cook a nectarine? You ask the question, but no! It really tastes good. Three, four, five, or more… How many scallops to eat? I […]
August 10, 2012 by 24 Comments
Tomato Cheese Tarts – Caprese style
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku I love puff pastry Miracle in the freezer Won’t be without it. Makes easy desserts Appetizers are a snap It works like magic Tomato bounty Calls out for mozzarella Caprese on puffs! 30 seconds less than burn ‘Was worried but remembered: Toasty puffs taste great. Tomato Cheese Tarts Once […]
August 3, 2012 by 24 Comments
Lemon Barley Pilaf with Some Side Dishes
French Fridays with Dorie Check out this Lemon Barely Pilaf! I often give the side dish choices short shrift when I plan a dinner party menu. Usually they are the last thing I choose. I guess then it is no accident that while I love the experience with the new side dishes selected for […]
July 27, 2012 by 37 Comments
Panaché (aka the “Shandy”)
Things here have been a bit slow but I assure this dilatory state has been of my own design and is no reflection on the urgent desire I have to share a Panaché with you. I will forgo, however, the traditional (and somewhat narcissistic) exaggerated apologies many bloggers offer when they fail to post […]
July 21, 2012 by 19 Comments
Salmon with Basil Tapenade
A return to French Fridays with Dorie (and Haiku!) Haiku time again! The salmon always gets me. Its been a long time You really don’t need to twist my arm much to get me to try out a new salmon recipe. I’m always desperate for a new one. Salmon is served quite regularly in our […]
July 20, 2012 by 20 Comments
David’s Seaweed Sables
‘Cocktail cookies’ are the new breed of appetizer allegedly making quite a stir in Paris these days. I say ‘allegedly’ because I have not been there recently to have one myself. I’m hearing this second hand from Dorie and David but I have no reason to believe they aren’t tell me the truth. Besides, Paris […]
June 22, 2012 by 38 Comments
