I can’t say I know much about the differences, if any, between ice pops and paletas. I don’t consider myself an expert at either. “Expert” is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. I’ve been making paletas, especially these Lime Berry Paletas, every summer ever since some wonderful company, I can’t now remember the […]
Salmon Rillettes Redux and ‘Goodbye’?
If you read this blog or any of those written by my fellow Doristas as of late, you must be wondering if you have stumbled upon one of the most protracted goodbyes in literary history. We posted our “final assignment” more than three weeks ago. Yet here we are still wading through our memories, posting […]
June 13, 2015 by 17 Comments
Sardine Escabeche. What Say You?
French Fridays with Dorie Given my fondness for these tiny little herrings, I remain surprised by the polarizing effect of sardines. No doubt I will be astonished again today, this being French Fridays with Dorie and the assignment of the day being sardine escabeche. Witness Dorista after Dorista climbing the walls wishing they could make sardine escabeche sans sardines. You […]
April 23, 2015 by 24 Comments
Salmon Tartare.
Because Things Change.
French Fridays with Dorie When I was a young boy, my friend Tony Macquarie tried to impress us on the playground one afternoon by proclaiming loudly that his father “ate raw meat.” “Ooooh gross!” we all exclaimed, clearly impressed by Tony’s father’s complete disregard for what he put in his mouth. My ten-year-old ears tried […]
April 10, 2015 by 26 Comments
Tartines: Norvegienne & Saint Germaine
French Friday’s with Dorie [I’m doubling up on French Fridays with Dorie this week since I still have many assignments for which I just haven’t had the time to sit down with a plan and share with you. I’m hoping it will be more palatable going forward if I just double up on Friday whenever […]
March 28, 2014 by 17 Comments
Socca from Vieux Nice
Socca is a thin, unleavened flat pancake type bread made from chickpea flour. Evidently it is quite ubiquitous along the Mediterranean coast. For some reason it has escaped me.
June 28, 2013 by 24 Comments
Navy Bean with Bacon Soup – Slow-Cooker
By posting this Navy Bean with Bacon Soup during the middle of a holiday weekend I must be hoping nobody will see it. I understand it might appear a bit odd but bear with me. Am I seriously suggesting a big hearty bowl of bean with bacon soup a the perfect way to commemorate a […]
May 26, 2013 by 18 Comments
Onion-Thyme Biscuit BLT’s
via Saint-German-des-Prés
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku So, biscuits are French? They are if you rename them: “Saint-German-des-Prés”! What I learned from this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is that if you add a little something to the ingredient list of an otherwise well established staple you can then give it an extraordinary sounding name […]
March 9, 2012 by 35 Comments
Pissaladière the easy way
French Fridays with Dorie The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear. -Gandhi I don’t know about you but I saw a lot of irrational ‘fear of the unknown’ out there this last week in Doritistan . Who knew so many Doristas were going to be so afraid, […]
October 24, 2011 by 22 Comments
Cuban “Mojo” Chicken (and Sandwiches!)
The orientation toward eating yesterday’s dinner today does not have to be thought of as an abomination. Perhaps earlier societies would look upon it that way but then things were different then. People were more ignorant of the world around them and perhaps more fearful of the things it it which they did not understand. […]
April 3, 2011 by 12 Comments
