Category Archives: favorite recipes

2012 – a FFwD year in review

Posted on 24/02/2013 by

Well, it’s February, and long past time for the ubiquitous year-end posts. Why am I even bothering at this point? Good question, and I guess the answer is that this is more for me than for you. I kind of … Continue reading →

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coeur a la creme (sans coeur)

Posted on 14/02/2013 by

I can’t really generalize and say that Germans do or don’t celebrate Valentine’s day. It seems to be split. Some see it as a sweet holiday for lovers. Others see it as an American invention which the local flower industry … Continue reading →

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broth-braised potatoes and food52

Posted on 27/01/2012 by

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe was Broth-Braised Potatoes, a simple side dish which would seem to go with pretty much anything else you chose to put on the plate. So, what to serve them with? This past Christmas … Continue reading →

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2011 – a FFwD year in review

Posted on 02/01/2012 by

This past year I started cooking along with French Fridays with Dorie, an online group of lovely bloggers who are cooking their way through Dorie Greenspan’s gorgeous book, Around my French Table, one week and one recipe at a time. As … Continue reading →

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orange-almond tart

Posted on 15/09/2011 by

This week, while the rest of the French Fridays with Dorie crew was making Cinnamon Crunch Chicken, I was busy catching up with old recipes. It’s not that I didn’t want to make this week’s recipe, I did, but it turns … Continue reading →

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fava beans – worth the effort!

Posted on 14/06/2011 by

There is no getting around it, fava beans are high maintenance! These jumbo beans, which appear in local markets every spring and look a bit like green beans on steroids, are a ton of effort to prepare, because, unlike green … Continue reading →

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