French Friday’s with Dorie I say with a degree of certainty that the ‘cocktail cookie’ movement is never going to be one I will join and champion across the blogosphere much less turn my party guests onto by serving them at home. Oh, they’re good. Very good in fact. Some are even great. So great you could […]
Pork Meatballs with Saffron Sauce
Lets face it, appearances matter. You could make these Pork Meatballs with Saffron Sauce to look like any other meatball dish by rolling the meat into perfect spheres. But after seeing these are lovelies why on Earth would you want to? Once your dinner guests set eyes on these golden pear-shaped meatballs they will have […]
March 5, 2013 by 18 Comments
Chicken Diable – all parts considered
French Friday’s with Dorie Chicken Diable I know there are some people who are not fans of good quality French Dijon mustard but I don’t really care much to know them let alone feed them. This Chicken Diable is too good for them anyway. OK, sure, that may be a bit harsh so lets just […]
March 1, 2013 by 25 Comments
Cheating-on-Winter Pea Soup
French Friday’s with Dorie My grandmother only made two kinds of soup. One was the kind that comes out of a red and white can while the other was what she charmingly referred to as “refrigerator soup”. Not surprisingly, the canned kind was Campbell’s, and if we were lucky it would be Tomato with Rice, my favorite. […]
February 22, 2013 by 33 Comments
Vermouth Cocktail – Aperitivo Fantastico Just In Time!
Wow. It seems I have discovered this vermouth cocktail just in time! It is a sad irony of my ever-aging life that my cocktail preference has grown toward less mixers and juice while at the same time I am more intolerant of the alcohol itself. Imbibing any more than three drinks night and I am […]
February 21, 2013 by 16 Comments
Coeur à la Crème & my broken heart – A night to forget!
In case it’s not obvious from this Coeur à la Crème photo, I have a rather hostile attitude toward Valentine’s Day. Let me assure you—I absolutely do. For nearly my entire life, February after February, this so-called day of love has never failed to sour any sweet pretense of romance I might have been […]
February 15, 2013 by 45 Comments
Lemon Carrot Confiture
Third Place Winner at the Orange County Fair! I apologize for my tardiness in bringing you this award-winning preserve. Life has been out-of-control busy since this blog (that’s me!) won the “Best of Show” prize at the 2012 Orange County Fair last summer. My genre-busting, step-by-step treatise on Mussels and Chorizo scored a big win with the […]
February 13, 2013 by 18 Comments
Fresh Orange Pork Tenderloin
French Friday’s with Dorie – Haiku Post: Recipe Edition! Pork cooked with citrus Chopped onion and cardamom This is French cooking? Cutting tenderloin seems like something of a crime when you could roast it. But I cut the ‘loin (and added some blood orange) cooking time cut too The resulting dish Nice enough for our […]
February 8, 2013 by 20 Comments
Chicken Curry with Peas Alone or as a Pot Pie
Back in my twenties when I wasn’t the glamorous, well-thought-of domestic and entertainment guru and internationally famous food blogger that I am today, I did something I’ve never before admitted to. I knew it wasn’t the best thing to do but still, I did it. So here goes my admission: I once served dinner guests […]
February 8, 2013 by 5 Comments
Chocolate-Almond Tweed Torte
This is another of those posts where I get to tell you how incredibly blown away I am by a recipe at once so simple, using only a handful of ingredients, yet achieving extraordinarily elegant and sophisticated results. How anything as easy to make as this Chocolate Almond Tweed Torte can have any right to […]
February 5, 2013 by 11 Comments
