Dear You-Know-Who, Please take a good, long, hard look at these Fried Olives Stuffed with Blue Cheese. You’re welcome. You know I love you dearly You-Know-Who, but it is time I find the courage and tell you a certain something. You might not want to hear and may be a bit awkward hearing it from […]
Rice Pudding with Caramelized Apples
Thank goodness this delicious rice pudding with caramelized apples is nothing like the sticky paste sort a homophobic bastard once threw at me in high school. It’s sublime!
November 4, 2013 by 17 Comments
Baked Tomatoes and Eggs
Here are some pretty darn easy baked tomatoes and eggs: Please bear with me as I try a little experiment here. I need to see if I can make this post about baked tomatoes and eggs happen in as little time as it took me to make them and get them on the table. So […]
October 29, 2013 by 14 Comments
Muenster Cheese Soufflés
French Fridays with Dorie Sad, fallen soufflés More like fancy scrambled eggs Follow directions! So careless of me I know I should read them first Maybe I had wine… Butter AND DUST the cups! This is how the eggs pouf up. Just look at these duds! Still, here I share them. For […]
October 25, 2013 by 24 Comments
Buttermilk Panna Cotta
with Black Cherry Compote
I love all things Alice Medrich and so this Buttermilk Panna Cotta didn’t convince me of anything I already didn’t know. She has been a superstar in my book for years. These days I come to think of Alice as if she is my own personal culinary secret weapon when it comes to menu planning. Her […]
October 23, 2013 by 20 Comments
Veal Chops with Rosemary Butter
French Fridays with Dorie Delicious meals such as this one featuring Veal Chops with Rosemary Butter always remind me that it was just this type of preparation which first lead me to my place in the kitchen. To my way of thinking there is simply no better meal type one can cook for ones self […]
September 29, 2013 by 25 Comments
Ahi Tuna Pizzas with Mozzarella and Basil
You don’t need to be dining at Yves Camdeborde’s Le Comptoir to enjoy these Ahi Tuna Pizzas with Mozzarella and Basil lifted from his menu. You don’t even need puff pastry! Just toast. And with stuff on toast like this you can’t go wrong.
September 9, 2013 by 23 Comments
Avocado Pops –
with ‘heat’ to beat the heat!
These avocado pops (or palletas) adapted from Fany Gerson’s recipe are a perfect summer afternoon snack. For an added element add a pinch of cayenne pepper!
September 7, 2013 by 13 Comments
Floating Island (“île flottante”)
French Fridays with Dorie. “Floating Island” is the English name for the French dessert “île flottante” or “œufs à la neige” . It uses a French custard dessert sauce called “crème anglaise” which when you translate it means “English creme”. Oh those crazy French. In my family Floating Islands was a storied dessert. One which we […]
August 31, 2013 by 21 Comments
Frozen Yogurt Peach Pops
Every summer about this time my guy will come home one warm night from work holding a huge case of perfect, yellow, juicy summer peaches in his hands and then plops them on the counter with a big smile then say to me sweetly, “Here baby, make me something with these peaches. Please.” This year, it is Frozen Yogurt Peach Pops (pzletas) lightly flavored with coconut milk.
August 19, 2013 by 22 Comments
