French Fridays with Dorie Dear Dorie, Please forgive me for I have sinned. Well, perhaps ‘sinned’ is too strong a word but I had to make some substitutions for this week’s French Friday’s with Dorie assignment. [Gasp!] I know what you are probably saying, “Silly Sis Boom, people make substitutions all the time with recipes. […]
Baked Apples “Mendiant” with Caramel Sauce (aka Beggar’s Baked Apples)
March 11, 2011 by 46 Comments
Savory Quick Breads as Appetizers
French Fridays with Dorie Parisians must do a lot of sitting around drinking wine and nibbling on savory cheese breads as I’ve been crossing paths with several recipes lately and all them talk about sipping wine with them. Back in December while sifting through my my new amour’s things when he wasn’t paying attention, I […]
March 4, 2011 by 24 Comments
A Real Man’s Lemon Bar
These are not your grandmother’s lemon bars… I sometimes get that certain itch that needs scratching. A persistent yet familiar urge. I know when I get it that a lady will not be able to help me out with it. What about Martha you say? Surely she has what it takes? Nope. Martha is too traditional […]
March 2, 2011 by 16 Comments
Salted “Mayan” Almond Brownies
Sure I love the classics. I gather a lot of people must like the classics too — that is why they become… well… “the classics”, right? Films, books, plays….recipes. Each have their own set of examples referred to as classics. Each year during the Academy Awards run up I rent a classic film or three […]
February 27, 2011 by 10 Comments
Short Ribs in Red Wine and Port
French Fridays with Dorie There exists a tension in any food blogging household. (Mine can’t be all that unique.) First there is the chef’s earnest and primary desire to put out a great meal for friends and family. Then there is the secondary and often competing force associated with the blogger’s goal: getting a great […]
February 25, 2011 by 31 Comments
Toasted Almond Scones
French Fridays with Dorie I bristle whenever anyone trots out that worn-out chestnut “cooking is an art but baking is a science”. Yeah, so you have to measure stuff and you have to know the difference between baking soda and baking powder (or at least know that there is a difference) . Would someone tell […]
February 22, 2011 by 13 Comments
Deviled Caesared Eggs
Valentine’s Day is a day filled with cards, flowers, romantic dinners, chocolate desserts, and champagne. Oh, not for me. For other people. Some people get lots of candy and pastries cut into fancy heart shapes. Not me. Not anymore. All past attempts to get in the holiday spirit fall flat so trust me when I […]
February 15, 2011 by 15 Comments
Almond-Orange Tart
French Fridays with Dorie Making the Orange-Almond Tart for this week’s French Friday’s with Dorie assignment brought to mind an ex-boyfriend of mine from many years back. I hadn’t thought much about him in a long time but just like this frenchie tart, he was a bit fussy and, once all put together, not quite […]
February 11, 2011 by 29 Comments
Basque Potato Tortilla
French Fridays with Dorie This is my last minute contribution to this week’s French Friday’s with Dorie project. Please pardon my brevity with this post but I barely have a minute to spare with Friday in my particular time zone. When I got home tonight I realized I hadn’t planned anything for dinner. No problem […]
February 5, 2011 by 20 Comments
Cheesy Chicken and Mushroom Lasagna
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the ‘shortcuts’ that real life requires (or demands) you take. “Real life” in this usage means my everyday reality where I have a job and not the reality where I am a world famous food blogger read by millions (dozens even) of people hanging on my every word culinary bon […]
February 4, 2011 by 11 Comments
Saturday Haiku: Chicken B’stilla
French Fridays with Dorie Worth the time it takes (and the cost of the saffron!) Bliss baked in filo. B’stilla my heart! Saucy chicken, nuts, ‘n spice recipe is here. Chicken B’stilla
January 30, 2011 by 13 Comments
Double Chocolate Mousse Cake
via Michel Rostang and Mother Sis Boom
Double Chocolate Mousse Cake For this week’s French Friday’s with Dorie recipe, Dorie stick’s Monsieur Michel Rostang‘s name on this lovely chocolate mousse cake. My mother unfortunately is not named but she should be as she makes a nearly identical treat evey Christmas Eve and has for decades. Her simple, elegant interpretation of Busche de […]
January 21, 2011 by 20 Comments
Pumpkin Pecan Cranberry Upside Down Cake
Check out this Pumpkin Pecan Cranberry Upside Down Cake. Cooking as a metaphor for life is certainly not a new idea by a long shot and I doubt very much that I could add to the already beleaguered concept . I will tell you, however, that any real metaphors are frequently lost if they are […]
January 16, 2011 by 8 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
Mini Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins
If you resolved to give up sweets and pastry this year then you should just skip past the rest of this post. You won’t want to contemplate these mini pumpkin donut muffins unless you have either 1) a lot of self control or 2) an office full of hungry workmates who will gladly eat these up so as to spare you see this one
January 3, 2011 by 10 Comments
