I would be ever so grateful if this supposed cure-all soup from the Côte d’Azur could cure all that ails me. For instance, last week I lightly sprained my ankle while jogging. That alone wouldn’t have been so bad had I not later badly burned my hand in an embarrassing, exceptionally brainless stove incident which also […]
Vegetable Barley Soup with the Taste of Little India
French Fridays with Dorie Surprisingly, it didn’t matter so much to me that just as our planet was gliding across its vernal equinox, signaling both the arrival of Spring and an imminent end to my seasonal affective disorder, our French Friday’s with Dorie crew had been assigned to make a decidedly wintery soup — one laden with […]
March 27, 2014 by 19 Comments
Party Soups à la Christine
French Friday’s with Dorie People who can take a small bit of this, combine it with a little scrap of that, and turn it out into a terribly chic and stylish something-or-another, all with seemingly little or no effort irritate me greatly. I hate them. And yes, by “hate” and “irritate” I mean their talent makes […]
January 17, 2014 by 41 Comments
Orange Scented Lentil Soup
French Friday’s with Dorie Are you full yet? I don’t mean are you feeling full after getting a good look at this gorgeous Orange Scented Lentil Soup. That would be a good kind of full indeed. Rather I am asking whether or not are you full yet from all the rich, sweet, Christmas foods and […]
December 24, 2013 by 6 Comments
Chestnut Pear Soup ~ Comfort Soup!
French Fridays with Dorie Its not often that I am at a complete loss for what I should expect from a recipe, but this Chestnut Pear Soup was quite a surprise when it became something I quite enjoyed. Usually as I read through a recipe, I can pretty much make a good go of knowing whether […]
November 15, 2013 by 31 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
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
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
Navarin Printanier: Spring Lamb Stew
French Fridays with Dorie I have a stew problem. Stew. Eew. I hear the word “stew” and immediately relive my experience of opening hundreds of #10 cans of it every Wednesday afternoon while working as a summer camp counselor. My wrist still aches when I remember the hours it takes to feed an entire camp […]
May 2, 2012 by 16 Comments
Big Red Chili with Brisket and Pinto Beans
There are days when you wake up feeling like a true, creative original. When these days strike, nothing you do seems derivative or reeks of cliché. You are inspired! You wake up to start your day by putting together an outfit for yourself that has that certain je nes c’est quoi communicating the one-of-a-kind energy you […]
January 22, 2012 by 7 Comments
Paris Mushroom Soup
French Fridays with Dorie Dorie’s Paris Mushroom Soup is certainly no exception to the old adage “soup is good food”. This week’s soup-making exercise reminded me how easy good soups are. This umami filled potage takes minutes to complete, and if you use the pre-sliced, packaged mushrooms, you can shave even more prep time. The […]
January 7, 2011 by 26 Comments
Onion Soup Traditions
Lest anyone think from my earlier post regarding my lack of cookie traditions that we had no culinary Christmas traditions in our family while I was growing up I wish to correct that notion here. We did. Plenty of them. In fact they were the traditions that taught me much about hospitality and great entertaining. […]
December 25, 2010 by 5 Comments
Potato Leek Soup
French Fridays with Dorie Well for once I am speechless. I just have nothing much to say. Its not that I don’t like Potato Leek soup. I do. What’s not to like? Its just that I really don’t have much to say about it. If it weren’t for the fact that I wanted to try […]
December 10, 2010 by 17 Comments
Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup
French Fridays with Dorie I’ve been thinking a lot lately about “comfort zones”. You know, those states of behavior wherein one operates in an “anxiety-neutral space”. I know it even sounds boring but we all do it. You get to cruise along at a steady output comfortable in the knowledge that while what you do […]
October 15, 2010 by 27 Comments
