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Whisk Wednesday: Profiteroles, Plum Brandy Ice Cream, Hot Fudge
I remember my first profiteroles with ice cream and chocolate sauce sitting at an Italian restaurant in New York City, a place I frequented although I lived in California. I was impressed, and I...
View ArticleWhisk Wednesday: Gazpacho From My Garden
I put this off a bit, thinking this was not a big deal recipe as it was an August selection for Whisk Wednesday, cooking from Le Cordon Bleu at Home. And, it’s not a big deal as far preparation. Very...
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French Tomato Tart with Goat Cheese from Goats I Know
Editor’s note: Go here for recipe. See the redo. This summery, french tomato tart is not really about me, even if tarts are my favorite food. This tart is about a combination of many hands, hard at...
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French Raspberry Tart Recipe and What Makes a Tart Crust Different from a Pie...
My love of food keeps me humble. It seems that every week I learn something new that is typically taught the first week of culinary school.For example tart crust is different than pie crust. And, if...
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Chocolate Pots de Créme and Not Guilty Dinner Conversation
Do I Dare? I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to squeeze in a little more trial discussion without veering too far from what this blog is supposed to be about. And, then it hit me....
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The Ruffled Egg, A French Inspiration of the Poached Egg
In my dream world, we spend our summers traveling Italy, Spain and France. We eat massive amounts of french bread with cold butter knowing we will walk it off. We slip into small obscure eateries...
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Salty Chocolate Ganache Tart with Raspberries, Hazelnut Whipped Cream
I brought out the little black dress last Sunday night. And, it all started with a text I received last Sunday around noon from a friend I hadn’t seen in about a year. SS: Are you around tonight. I...
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Blueberry Hand Pie with Spelt Pie Crust
We wait all year for this month of summer. Our blueberry season has started early. I drove an hour to pick strawberries, but I only had to drive two minutes yesterday to pick these. We live next to a...
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Veal and Turnip Stew with White Wine
Veal and turnip stew with white wine ended up in a pot today because I was given two bags of freshly picked purple top turnips. A veal and turnip stew with white wine is a classic dish that brings an...
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Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette Dressing
Tuna Nicoise Salad is one of my favorites and today I chose to make it with an incredible piece of seared tuna. A new seafood market opened up this very week right in time for me to make this for the...
View ArticleEasy Almond Pear Tart with Shortbread Crust, the Perfect Dessert for a Wine...
If you love shortbread, (who doesn’t) and if you love just a little dessert at the end of a meal, not too sweet and just enough to end the meal, this is the dessert for you. This easy almond pear tart...
View ArticlePumpkin Soufflé with Cinnamon Ice Cream Recipe
Pumpkin Soufflé is like eating pumpkin clouds. If you don’t like the heavier desserts often made with pumpkin this is the perfect dessert to end a savory dinner when all you want is that little taste...
View ArticleGrilled Blackberry Watermelon with Lavender Sea Salt
Do you have friends that you connect with on and off and somehow, even when you haven’t seen them for a while, (maybe a year or ten), you can just pick right back up? And, then you wonder why you...
View ArticlePavlova Cups with Basil Lime Cream, Fresh Berries
The Secret Recipe Club was quite helpful this July 4th as I served beautiful Meringue Cups (which I call pavlova) with lime cream and freshly picked blueberries. Each month, I am the secret recipe...
View ArticleSole Meunière Recipe and How to Clarify Butter
While Sole Meunière is not the prettiest dish on earth, it’s my all time favorite. If it’s on the menu (which it usually is not), I’m ordering it. In my old days of traveling to New York City, I would...
View ArticleClassic French Madeleines Cookies and Book Review for Madeleines
These are my first madeleines, but will not be my last. Until I read through Barbara Feldman Morse’s book aptly named, Madeleines, I didn’t know how special these classic French cookies are. What is a...
View ArticleHow to Make a Quiche and a Country Sausage Sweet Potato Recipe
If you came because you want to know how to make a quiche, let me tell you, it’s much easier than it sounds. The most familiar and original quiche was quiche lorraine. It’s quite an old dish...
View ArticleChocolate Dipped French Macarons Recipe
French Macarons Recipe Macarons are the one French cookie that terrifies people, and for good reason. Macarons have a mind of their own. This French Macarons Recipe was the first I ever made in my...
View ArticleQuick Puff Pastry Recipe with Veal and Prosciutto
Quick Puff Pastry Recipe with Veal and Prosciutto In Italy, veal is served frequently. In fact, when I was there almost every dinner I ate had veal in it. If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll...
View ArticleOven Fried Pork Chops with Peaches
Oven Fried Pork Chops with Peaches Oven fried pork chops with peaches is a dinner that merges summer and fall. Pork chops is comfort food and peaches is the happy food. Together the taste is great. If...
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