French Fridays with Dorie I finally got to these Tuna Stuffed Piquillo Peppers! With just under 300 recipes, cooking all of Around My French Table is no small task. And yet that is exactly what dozens of home-cooks pledged to do back in 2010 swhen they signed up for the online cooking group, “French Friday’s with Dorie.” […]
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
Moules Mariniere – Taking the Bait!
French Friday’s with Dorie Moules Mariniere is one of those dishes I only eat when I am far from home. I have fond memories of eating them as a late afternoon lunch at a French bistro when the steaming, wine flavored broth was just the right tonic for restoring my faith after a long day […]
January 23, 2014 by 40 Comments
Ahi Tuna Pizzas with Mozzarella and Basil
You don’t need to be dining at Yves Camdeborde’s Le Comptoir to enjoy these Ahi Tuna Pizzas with Mozzarella and Basil lifted from his menu. You don’t even need puff pastry! Just toast. And with stuff on toast like this you can’t go wrong.
September 9, 2013 by 23 Comments
Grilled Swordfish with Parsley Herb Salad
French Friday’s with Dorie – This Grilled Swordfish with Parsley Herb Salad (prepared and presented here as part of our French Friday’s with Dorie project) is exactly the type of dish I seek out to add to our weeknight menu planner. The preparation has all of the simple panache of a restaurant entrée but with […]
July 19, 2013 by 19 Comments
Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines, and Basil
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku Make some lime dressing Prepare corn and tomatoes Then sear some scallops What is a coulis? A fancy word for puree This one has basil Cook a nectarine? You ask the question, but no! It really tastes good. Three, four, five, or more… How many scallops to eat? I […]
August 10, 2012 by 24 Comments
Salmon with Basil Tapenade
A return to French Fridays with Dorie (and Haiku!) Haiku time again! The salmon always gets me. Its been a long time You really don’t need to twist my arm much to get me to try out a new salmon recipe. I’m always desperate for a new one. Salmon is served quite regularly in our […]
July 20, 2012 by 20 Comments
Mussels and Chorizo (with Bread!)
French Fridays with Dorie It wasn’t too long ago that the sight of uncooked mussels would carry me back to the summers of my youth in Newport Beach, California. The thought of eating these creatures would never have occurred to me back then. We would play on the beach and pry the mussels that grew […]
February 17, 2012 by 33 Comments
Tilapia with Mustard and Capers
“Hello?” It always struck me as odd that I still answer the phone as if I don’t know who is on the other end of the call. Modern technology has given me the luxury of not having to answer the phone unless I know for sure who it is yet I have not updated […]
September 19, 2011 by 17 Comments
Salmon and Tomatoes en Papillote
French Fridays with Dorie Summer is finally here which means nobody I know has any time for anything. I got home at 8:30PM tonight and I certainly didn’t have time to cook a French dinner (or even a “French” dinner.) But hey, its Thursday and I started this French Friday w Dorie project and even […]
July 8, 2011 by 24 Comments
Salmon Rillettes
The Christmas holiday has now passed. I have let it be known around my house that the kitchen this week (and maybe the next week too) is temporarily closed! Fend for yourselves, I’m pooped. That last impromptu dinner for 20 people the day after Christmas just about did me in. (I advise anyone thinking of […]
December 28, 2010 by 10 Comments
Not So Poached Salmon with Capers and Herbs
Readers of this blog know that I all about The Ina when it comes to kitchen inspiration. I can’t live by The Ina alone, however. Just imagine how much butter that would take! Lately, I’ve had to look outside East Hampton and its zany cast of characters for less zaftig inspirations. While French Friday’s […]
October 26, 2010 by 5 Comments
Orange and Rosemary Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp
I stalked him again… While Greg of Sippity Sup was away in Hawaii recently I was having a sinful orgy of sorts. Night after night. No, not that sin. I was having a field day cooking up one of his more recent creations night after night: Orange and Rosemary Prosciutto Wrapped Grilled Shrimp (Marinated in […]
September 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
Baked Salmon with Thyme and Cranberries – Christmas dinner worthy salmon?
I went into “summer mode” there and still owed you the fall [slash] spring recipe I had promised you awhile back. I worked through this baked salmon with thyme recipe back when cranberries on fish seemed like a great idea and cooking on anything other than a grill wasn’t anathema. Yes, that was back in […]
June 2, 2010 by 3 Comments
