French Friday’s with Dorie I was unprepared for the blasphemy that Rick was about to utter in my dining room. Some things should not be said even among friends. It might be ok to think them. I am not in favor of a Culinary Thought Police state but Rich was about to cross the line. […]
Chard Pancakes with Soft-Boiled Egg
A Food Revolution — French Friday’s with Dorie – In addition to it being Friday someone somewhere has also declared today “Food Revolution Day”. I thought calling it “Friday” was good enough really as Friday’s have always a cause for celebration in their own right. They don’t need the extra help but this particular Friday […]
May 17, 2013 by 23 Comments
Coupétade — Coupetade Haiku
French Friday’s with Dorie Baked up like breakfast Dorie says it is dessert Editor mistake? Why should I argue? So what if it can be both? (I’ll vote for breakfast.) So is this dish French? It does have their toast in it. the French know their toast! Coupétade (Full recipe from “Around My French Table” […]
May 10, 2013 by 26 Comments
Creamy Mushrooms and Eggs (aka Stuff on Toast)
French Friday’s with Dorie If I were going to write a cookbook entitled “Around My Childhood Table” filled with all the stuff I ate as a kid I would certainly include a dozen different versions of this dish. All of mom’s versions, no matter the ingredients, were always referred to as “Stuff on Toast”. Each […]
May 2, 2013 by 37 Comments
Ispahan Loaf Cake by Pierre Herme
French Friday’s with Dorie Things have not always been so rosy between me and foods flavored with rose such as this Ispahan Loaf Cake. I couldn’t stand them. Rose flavored foods became unavoidable for me however after I married into a rather large Persian family that seems to have brought a lot of rosewater with […]
April 28, 2013 by 31 Comments
Lemon Steamed Spinach
French Fridays with Dorie – Happy National Haiku Day! Its simple, really. Catalogue annoyances then find perspective. Dude, you have a job. Those you love came home last night Who cares about “stress”? So what if your late and never post on fridays? Get over it girl! Still, I have to eat […]
April 17, 2013 by 32 Comments
Financiers for Madeleine
French Friday’s with Dorie I know this sounds like a remarkable coincidence but have a friend named Madeleine who is a financier. No, really. I do. Thinking of her now as I write this makes me giggle — probably because “madeleine” and “financier” both have associations with small French cakes. She probably knows this because she […]
April 12, 2013 by 36 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
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
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
Brown Sugar Squash and Brussels Sprouts en Papillote
French Friday’s with Dorie Haiku: Brown sugar squash and brussels sprouts en papillote: Is this a recipe:Throw veggies in some foilPut into oven. Just like when roastedonly you have to wrap themNot as good either Still they are quite goodAnd the method is easyDelicious flavor Brown Sugar Squash and Brussels Sprouts en Papillote PrintBrown Sugar […]
February 1, 2013 by 23 Comments
Long and Slow Apples & Celery Root Puree
French Friday’s with Dorie Haiku These Long and Slow Apples by Dorie Greenspan make a delightful. fruity dessert that are so easy to make. I’ve made them many times since this assignment as I like them for breakfast with a dollop of plain greek yogurt on top. Long and Slow Apples Recipe found here. Other […]
January 25, 2013 by 16 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
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
