Here is the thing with Roasted Bone Marrow and me: I always get anxious introducing this personal preference of mine to anybody new. Am I about to lose my new friend, or will admitting some small nugget of truth serve to cement our friendship further? Or, as is sometimes the case, will I be surprised […]
Haikus for a Grande Finale
French Friday’s with Dorie When we started with French Fridays with Dorie nearly 5 years ago, it didn’t take very long for me to realize there would be assignments which would not do much to inspire my writing. I would dutifully cook the dish as required. Then I would do my best to take a […]
June 19, 2015 by 30 Comments
Pork Roast with Mangoes and Leeches
French Fridays with Dorie When I told my husband Thursday morning what was on the menu for dinner that night he received it with very little enthusiasm: “Really? Is that what Dorie eats? Do you have to?” I didn’t quite understand his disinclination, but I too wasn’t very keen to make Dorie Greenspan’s Pork Roast […]
April 17, 2015 by 22 Comments
Spring Veal Stew – the green kind.
French Fridays with Dorie I’m not much for those “impromptu dinner party” things. Well, at least not when they suddenly appear at my house and around my dining room table. I believe the best impromptu dinners are planned way in advance. These hastily thrown together gatherings have guests showing up on a moment’s notice where […]
May 1, 2014 by 13 Comments
Boeuf à la Ficelle (Beef on a String)
French Friday’s with Dorie My favorite ingredient for this French Friday’s with Dorie Boeuf à la Ficelle (Beef on a String) dish was not the delicious and tender grass-fed specimen of filet mignon I paid a small fortune for. Nor was it the organically grown rainbow carrots with their timely anti-Russian homophobia political messaging that purchased at a local farmer’s market. […]
March 5, 2014 by 17 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
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
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
Roasted Cider Sage Pork Chops
Won’t you consider the pork chop? Actually, I suspect that most of you who read this blog probably give the pork chop ample consideration. Its just me. I don’t. So I guess I’m really just talking to myself here. Up until now I have failed to show much consideration for this particular cut of […]
May 29, 2012 by 17 Comments
Meatballs: Vintage Style
“Hey buddy, these fancy meatballs are great! Thanks!” “No problem. It was the least that I could do.” And I meant it. It really was the least that I could do. * * * My grandmother used to say “be friendly with the neighbors but don’t be friends”. That pearl of wisdom sums up […]
February 7, 2012 by 9 Comments
Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Spicy Tomato Chutney on Matafan
French Fridays with Dorie I ‘m late the the French Friday with Dorie Matafan party but hopefully there will still be some room for me at the table because these Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Spicy Tomato Chutney certainly deserve to attend. Please don’t penalize them due to my tardiness. They aren’t to blame. Could […]
December 4, 2011 by 19 Comments
Lamb Tagine with Chickpeas and Apricots
Today is Wednesday, and with this post, I am beginning to see the value of food blogging memes such as “Wordless Wednesday“, “Photos Only Fridays“ and my favorite: “Only Recipes on Every Other Month’s Second Thursday“. I would normally eschew all things “wordless” as wordlessness is not a value I would normally cleave to. Please don’t act […]
November 23, 2011 by 12 Comments
Café Salle Pleyel Hamburger
French Fridays with Dorie “It has the taste of forbidden, the illicit – the subversive, even.” This quote was from Hélène Samuel, Dories Greenspan’s bestie, and no, she was not describing my food writing style. She wasn’t even talking about the latest Paris nightclub, Karl Lagerfeld’s latest season, or some fancy, overly-frothy or obscenely-dense chocolate […]
August 26, 2011 by 30 Comments
Bison Burger with Slow Roasted Tomatoes
They say “the only way to get a good burger is to make your burger at home.” I’m sure this is not meant to be a universal truth – everyone knows that some people manage to make quite horrible burgers at home. To make a bad burger at home I think is really something of […]
August 21, 2011 by 10 Comments
Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps
Today I am craving ‘normal’. I am half way around the world enjoying a glass of wine in a lovely street cafe and yet I am craving homemade food and all that is normal about it. Too much travel this last month has left more eager than usual to return home and embrace everything ‘normal’ […]
June 21, 2011 by 6 Comments
