Tag Archives: Around my French Table

endives, apples, and grapes

Posted on 28/09/2012 by oneexpatslife

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 →

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chicken basquaise

Posted on 21/09/2012 by oneexpatslife

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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minted zucchini tagliatelle with cucumbers and lemon

Posted on 31/08/2012 by oneexpatslife

This is going to have to be a short one this week because the countdown to my vacation is on and I still have a million things to do. Before tomorrow I need to pack, do laundry so that I … Continue reading →

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peach melba

Posted on 24/08/2012 by oneexpatslife

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe, Peach Melba, is the big 1 0 0! That’s right, we have now made 100 recipes from Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table. Ok, full disclosure, I personally have only made 99 because … Continue reading →

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warm scallop salad with corn, nectarines, and basil

Posted on 17/08/2012 by oneexpatslife

This week I am getting back on track with my French Fridays with Dorie switch up by making last week’s recipe, Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines, and Basil. Some weeks you just need a gimme, and last week was … Continue reading →

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cafe-style grated carrot salad

Posted on 10/08/2012 by oneexpatslife

When planning a meal, I often find that sides are the most difficult. Maybe it is because most cookbooks tend to pay only lip service to the sides. Who knows. But this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe… well, actually, this week’s … Continue reading →

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tomato-cheese tartlets

Posted on 03/08/2012 by oneexpatslife

This past weekend I had to say goodbye to the little furball who has been keeping me company for the past 11 years. It was a very difficult decision to make and one that I struggled with as he got … Continue reading →

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lemon barley pilaf

Posted on 27/07/2012 by oneexpatslife

This summer, as my friends and family in the US suffer under the heat wave, I find myself living in the country which summer forgot. Actually, summer seems to have forgotten about most of central Europe this year because we … Continue reading →

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salmon with basil tapenade

Posted on 20/07/2012 by oneexpatslife

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe, Salmon with Basil Tapenade, was the dish that just did not want to be made. But let me start at the beginning. Business hours in Germany are very different from what I was … Continue reading →

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blueberry-mascarpone roulade

Posted on 13/07/2012 by oneexpatslife

I never would have made this recipe if I were not part of the French Fridays with Dorie cooking group. As tasty as it looked in the picture, it also looked complicated. And I wasn’t buying Dorie’s assurances that it … Continue reading →

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