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Category Archives: french fridays with dorie
herbed olives
Good grief, is it really Friday already? I honestly forgot until I logged onto Facebook today and saw that my fellow Doristas were starting to post this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe, Herbed Olives, and thought, crap!, better get … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, finger food, vegetarian
14 Comments
goat cheese puffs
I’m posting from Amsterdam this week and feel obliged to take a moment to extol the virtues of this city. For anyone out there who still associates Amsterdam only with marijuana and red lights, I urge you to look again. Amsterdam has … Continue reading
top-secret chocolate mousse
Chocolate Mousse is one of my very favorite desserts to serve for a dinner party. It has so many things going for it. First, it’s a crowd pleaser, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like chocolate mousse. Second, it has … Continue reading
mushroom and shallot quiche
Better late than never right? Well, I certainly hope so, because after accidentally buying the wrong chocolate, things aren’t looking too good for this week’s mousse recipe either. In any case, last week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe was Mushroom … Continue reading
chicken tagine with sweet potatoes and prunes
Is it really Friday already? Where did this week go? I’d like to request a copy of the transcript to verify that it actually happened. Personally, I’ve got my doubts. But I guess the fact that I’ve got pictures on … Continue reading
spur-of-the-moment carrot soup
This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is called Spur-of-the-Moment Vegetable Soup (the carrot version). And as appropriate as the name is, I have a better one, it’s the There’s-Nothing-to-Eat-Soup. Why? Because even when you think that there’s nothing to … Continue reading
apple-almond tart
So this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is actually called Crispy, Crackly Apple-Almond Tart, but since I couldn’t find filo dough I had to drop the Crispy, Crackly part and use puff pastry instead. But despite this initial setback, … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, dessert, pies & tarts, seasonal - autumn
23 Comments
hummus and eggplant tartine
AAAHHHH, I’m covered from head to toe in red itchy spots. Chicken pox? Measles? The plague? Nope, according to the doctor I am having an allergic reaction to something I ate. No idea what. I’ve never had a food allergy … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, salad, side dish, vegetarian
23 Comments
endives, apples, and grapes
Busy busy. Got back late last night from a business trip and today I need to quickly repack my bags because tonight we are heading down to Munich for Oktoberfest. I barely remember when I had a chance to make … Continue reading
Posted in french fridays with dorie
Tagged Around my French Table, seasonal - autumn, side dish, vegetarian
26 Comments
chicken basquaise
So it’s like this, the week before we left for vacation I was stressed and working late every night to try to prepare, and the week after my vacation I was stressed and working late every night to try to … Continue reading
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