French recipes - page 6
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Julia childs côtes de porc poêlées casserole sautéed pork chops
Main Dish Very Easy 15 hours 30 min
Ingredients: 6 pork chops cut 1-inch thick 3-4 tablespoons pork fat, lard, or cooking oil 2 tablespoons butter 2 halved cloves garlic 1/2 cup dry white wine or...
~fresh bufala di mozzarella, tomato & strawberry salad~recipe inspired by dorie greenspan~
Main Dish Very Easy 15 min
Ingredients: 1/2 libra of fresh mozzarella 16 small sweet strawberries, hulled 16 grape tomatoes, halved Salt to taste 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil...
Ina Garten's Braised 4-Hour Lamb & Provencal French Beans
I have stubbornly held on to Summer, even though Labor Day has come and gone. I still have summer tomatoes to pick, and I'm still wearing shorts and flip-flops on the weekends! Just last weekend, we grilled Rib-Eye steaks and were sipping cold beer, whil
Chewy, crusty french boule
Yessss. A crusty french bread you can make at home. I've been trying for a couple months to find the perfect french bread recipe, and just when I thought I'd give up joythebaker came to my rescue again. And perfect it is! This is quite honestly the best t
The French Culinary Revolution- Salmon Nouvelle Cuisine
Let?s have a history lesson. I was always a good student. I was one of those kids that did well in almost every subject (notice I said almost?numbers still elude me). But numbers aside, history was/is particularly delicious to me. Cooking has an
Gateau Breton - A French Pound Cake, Shortbread, Pastry-like Treat
It's been crazy for the past few months since I've taken on some extra responsibilities that have proven to be much more time consuming than I had anticipated. Things will eventually settle down again, but for now the workload has kept me from being able
La baveuse, a French omelette for a gourmande mouth?
I was reading about French omelette on the blog a year on the grill . I never thought that such a thing as a French omelette ever existed. There are many recipes, and tastes and colors. So I have nothing against this blogger s version of omelet, es
Faluche Du Nord ~ French Bread
For this month's Home Baker's Challenge, Priya of Priya's Versatile Recipes has suggested some beautiful French Bake recipes. Out of them I chose to make this simple and easy bread Faluche. Faluche is a traditional pale white bread from the Northern re
Sweet Potato French Toast With Coconut Quickbread (Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Vegan)
Call it bragging (and it is), but I've just got to say it: I'm a food rock star! Okay, now that I've written that sentence out and feel sufficiently obnoxious, I'd like to erase it. But I'll leave it there for you all to see and laugh at me. It's true th
French-Canadian Tourtière (Meat Pie)
Who doesn't love pie? I know I do, apple pie, strawberry rhubarb pie, cherry pie, pizza pie... I could go on and on. After my latest homemade meal, I have one more pie to add to my list: Tourtière (aka meat pie.) This dish pie can easily be whipped
French Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Inspiration from 'Flour', a fun read for lovers of home baking, by Joanne Chang, the owner and pastry chef at Flour Bakery Cafe in Boston. It's been a few years since I made a lemon poppy seed cake and my stash of Meyer lemons was calling out to me,
Cherry Beans Coffee and French Toast
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I m kind of drained from all the house hunting my hubby and I have been doing during the weekends. Back pains, headaches, sore feet, driving here, driving there. Bleh! Very stressful and indeed, very tiring. Real
French Silk Pie with Graham Cracker Crust, Espresso and Kahlua
and Kahlua"> If pies were wishes then I would wish this French Silk Pie for everyone! Hands down my most favortist pie ever. While I ve seen several versions of this pie over the years, they ve always been made with a regular pie crust or a regular pi
French Fridays-Savory Cheese and Chive Bread
It's Friday! That means it's time for another kitchen excursion with Dorie Greenspan's From My French Table. For me, Friday's are not the only day that I have Dorie in my kitchen. I cook almost exclusively from this cookbook. It is always on the count
French Friday's with Dorie ~ Spicy Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup
French Friday's with Dorie has been a great experience in diversity of recipes for the last three weeks. This week: Spicy Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup . I have made Pho from scratch, a LONG process, and Dorie's soup is much like chicken Pho, e
French Fridays with Dorie ? Spicy Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup
Week Three of French Fridays with Dorie and Ms. Greenspan chooses her Spicy Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup. What looks like a very involved recipe, isn t. It s just a long list of super-intense flavors and ingredients. I didn t think I d have the time
Surf and Turf, French Laundry style
In a burst of energy (or perhaps a moment of weakness), I decided to have a go at another French Laundry recipe on Saturday night. I selected "Surf and Turf", braised oxtails with seared monkfish, topped with sauteed salsify and cepes. Pretty ambitious co
My French Laundry Experience
The lapses of misty rain, the collected quaint neighborhood, sipping on glasses of Champagne at Domain Chandon before dinner made for a splendid experience. We stayed within the town of Yountville the day of our reservation. We had lunch at Bouchon Bak
White Truffle Oil Infused Custard - Thomas Keller's The French Laundry Cookbook
I promise I promise, on my next trip to New York or better still, California, I have to, I have to eat at Thomas Keller's restaurant! I first learnt about Thomas Keller when I read Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour almost 8 years ago. I was intrigued whe
A Salmon History Lesson- "La Nouvelle Cuisine"
Let s have a history lesson. I was always a good student. One of those kids that did well in almost every subject (notice I said almost numbers still elude me). History was/is particularly delicious to me. Cooking has an interesting history of cours
Duck, Mushroom and Asparagus Vol-au-Vent
The Husband is strictly a meat and potatoes man; give him a bloody steak and he is happy. The only exception to this rule is duck confit. Duck confit is duck which has been poached in its own fat. Sounds strange but tastes amazing. Given how much he loves
My Favorite Quiche!
***It's not often that a recipe is worthy of re-posting. I think I've only done that once or twice in the entire time I've written this blog. However, this is one of those rare occasions. Back in 2009 when Brad and I went to Europe, we had the most ama
Brioche Bread
Brioche is a light but rich French bread made with a yeast dough enriched with eggs, milk, and butter. This recipe i am sharing is one which is made with oil and in a bread machine. A brioche dough is quite difficult to handle but with the bread machine
Lavender Macarons with Honey Dark Chocolate Ganache
These turned out perfectly. As in, I had not a single issue. Being that these are macarons we are talking about, I say this with much pleasure and pride. The first time I made macarons was about year ago and I tried David Lebovitz's safe, trusted and t
