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Monthly Archives: June 2011
mozzarella, tomato, and strawberry salad
Today I am going to have to post and run, because in a few hours I will be boarding a plane for Chicago! Yes, I am homeward bound for a few weeks and I am really looking forward to it. … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, salad, seasonal - summer, vegetarian
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bacon, egg, and asparagus salad
The Germans take their asparagus VERY seriously. It basically has its own season, which starts in early spring and lasts until the end of June. When local asparagus is at its peak, farm stands pop up all over the country … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie, life in germany
Tagged Around my French Table, salad, seasonal - spring
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great expectations
This week I am catching up with two of the previously completed French Fridays with Dorie recipes, Paris Mushroom Soup and Quinoa Fruit & Nut Salad. Going in, I was ready to love the mushroom soup, and was not really … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, salad, side dish, soup, vegetarian, whole grains
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roasted rhubarb
There are many foods which I disliked as a child, but have learned to love as an adult. Brussel sprouts come first and foremost to mind. However, there is also a short list of foods which I have never outgrown … Continue reading
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Tagged Around my French Table, dessert, seasonal - spring
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caramel-topped semolina cake
I can’t tell you how tempted I am to do a little creative editing with my photos, and let you think that my latest French Fridays with Dorie recipe came out picture perfect. But, I feel like it would be … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, cake, dessert, pudding
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fava beans – worth the effort!
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
cola and jam spareribs
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, however, the picture does not tell the full story. What these pictures do not show is my husband, hanging over my shoulder the entire time, wondering when I … Continue reading
e.coli killed my salad craving
It is full-fledged summer here in Germany and the produce at my local market is just beautiful. Sadly, however, we are in the grips of a very scary e.coli outbreak which has already killed quite a few people and hospitalized … Continue reading
my 220 volt Food Processor!
Nothing forces us to reassess the accumulated stuff in our lives like an overseas move. Four years ago I moved from Chicago to Frankfurt, in order to be with my then boyfriend, now husband. At the time, it was very … Continue reading
warm weather pot-au-feu
I am a huge proponent of pictures in cook books. They provide inspiration and give you a visual goal to aim for. As a home cook, I find it enormously rewarding when my finished dish looks like the picture in … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, seasonal - spring, soup, vegetarian
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