French Fridays with Dorie Just call it ‘tartine‘ That makes everything fancy …Just more stuff on toast Armed with a baguette – Nothing should be off limits From tartine jewels Sweet fruit with pepper Goat cheese and some balsamic: Effortless starter Just keep bread handy Then put any food on it There! You have […]
Apples in Cardamom-Lime Syrup
When life gets a tad complicated and I notice that my usually bright and sunny disposition appears challenged I often opt to take a short culinary recess and liberate myself from my responsibilities here as the witty, cutting-edge world-famous food blogger and raconteur you rely on. Did you miss me? Do these Apples in Cardamom […]
April 15, 2013 by 12 Comments
Olive Sablés – Pierre Hermé
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 […]
April 6, 2013 by 26 Comments
World Championship Onion Dip
I am not ashamed of it at all and will speak about it freely with anyone yet I still find that every now and then I will have to make a very specific point of coming out, again. Evidently despite my living a genuine life there is one thing about me not easily pick up […]
January 31, 2013 by 31 Comments
Shaved Asparagus Galette w/ Mascarpone & Jarlsberg
When one becomes an internationally famous food blogger all manner of amazing perks will come your way. Or so I’ve been told. I once picked up a fancy handheld egg beater at a conference once but when you factor in how much money was spent to actually attend the conference you could hardly call the […]
January 29, 2013 by 45 Comments
Cheez-it-ish Crackers
French Friday’s with Dorie Haiku Catch-Up Despite the Grand Dorista Powers That Be trying to be kind with their choices of assignments from “Around My French Table” by Dorie Greenspan due to the holiday season, I have been too lazy or just unable to participate much. I managed recently to cook up these three dishes […]
January 4, 2013 by 40 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
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
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
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
Lyonnaise Garlic and Herb Cheese Spread
French Fridays with Dorie Seeing that Boursin Cheese is one of my true guilty pleasures I was looking forward to trying out this Lyonnaise Garlic and Herb Cheese Spread in Dorie Greenspan’s book “Around My French Table”. I don’t really consider Boursin a sophisticated food stuff. Its not really made in France and I find […]
June 11, 2012 by 6 Comments
Rosemary Parmesan Crackers
I ran into an old friend a couple of weeks ago while shopping at the supermarket. Her name is Rosemary and she is someone I knew back in elementary school. I happened to have some fresh rosemary in my shopping basket at the time. It was a coincidence that I found amusing so, true to form, […]
May 7, 2012 by 53 Comments
Sardine Rillettes
French Fridays with Dorie Meh. The Sis Boom dictionary defines “rillettes” as lovely bits of pork chopped and slowly cooked in its fat for up to several hours. Mmm. Pork Fat. Duck fat is good too so duck rilletes are too. The bits are then shredded and suspended in that very fat before being […]
April 27, 2012 by 28 Comments
Cheese Soufflé
French Fridays with Dorie I owe a lot to the Cheese Soufflé. I’m pretty sure it was the dramatic allure of a Cheese Soufflé that coaxed my mother from the relative comfort of her mother’s recipe box towards a more exciting world full of culinary challenges and French flavors. These were the days before All Clad. […]
March 16, 2012 by 31 Comments
Thin Mint Cookie Scones
Happy 100th Birthday Girl Scouts!
So how did I end up with 50 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies this year? Well, I’ll tell you but before I do, did you know that the Girl Scouts recently had to face down a boycott of their beloved annual cookie drive? Seriously, they did. I ask you , is that any way to treat this […]
March 14, 2012 by 14 Comments
