Tag Archives: main course

scallops with caramel-orange sauce

Posted on 27/02/2012 by

I was lucky enough to come across some extra fresh scallops last week. They were sittin pretty, still in their shells, and I swear that I heard one call my name as I walked by the fish counter. It was … Continue reading →

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gnocchi a la parisienne

Posted on 22/02/2012 by

In a couple of weeks I will be starting a new job which promises to keep me quite busy and so I am now in a last-minute rush to try to get all caught up with my French Fridays with … Continue reading →

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dorie’s go-to beef daube

Posted on 24/01/2012 by

I have been putting off this previously completed French Fridays with Dorie recipe for a while now. First off, hearty Beef Daube is something which belongs to a very cold winter night and it just hasn’t been that cold around … Continue reading →

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cognac chicken

Posted on 13/01/2012 by

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe, M. Jacques Armagnac Chicken (recipe published here in the New York Times), became Cognac Chicken in my household, simply because that’s what we had in our liquor cabinet. This is my second of Dorie’s … Continue reading →

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a bistro birthday dinner

Posted on 23/12/2011 by

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Winter Solstice! Happy Saint Stephens Day! Happy New Year! May whatever holidays you celebrate this season be merry and bright. This past week, in addition to the usual holiday madness, we celebrated a … Continue reading →

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chard-stuffed pork roast

Posted on 09/12/2011 by

First off, a heartfelt thanks for all of your well wishes. I am feeling much better and made it back into the kitchen for this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe, Chard-Stuffed Pork Roast. I hope that I am not … Continue reading →

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cinnamon-crunch chicken

Posted on 02/12/2011 by

This week, while the rest of the French Fridays with Dorie cooks have been making mashed potato pancakes (which sound delicious by the way) I have been home recovering from minor surgery and cooking very little of anything. Therefore, I … Continue reading →

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braised cardamom-curry lamb

Posted on 18/11/2011 by

Well the stores and streets are decked out for Christmas and I think I just heard my first holiday commercial on the radio. Let the festivities begin! But first, a short pause from the season’s traditional flavors. A quick read … Continue reading →

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chicken b’almost stilla

Posted on 18/10/2011 by

As I’m guessing anyone reading this knows, I created this blog in order to participate in French Fridays with Dorie, an online group of home cooks tackling the recipes in Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table, one week and one … Continue reading →

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olive oil cornish hens

Posted on 07/10/2011 by

Some recipes are more about technique than ingredients and this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe, Olive Oil Cornish Hens, was a prime example. The list of ingredients was short and, aside from the hens themselves, consisted of basic pantry … Continue reading →

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