I promised to share this luscious quiche recipe I served at a recent New Year’s Day brunch with you so here it is. I actually hadn’t made a quiche in many years, and for some reason I had been thinking lately a lot about how delicious a bacon/leek combination would be. In the past I have…
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Salade Nicoise
Good friends came for lunch yesterday and I planned a summery meal Here’s the menu… Zucchini Soup, Salade Nicoise, French Baguette, and Fresh Peach Pie In the words of Juila Child… “Salade Nicoise is a fine example of how to combine a number of good things into a happy whole, as well as into a whole main…
Baguette Sandwiches for Lunch on the Deck
A new French bakery, Joliene, has opened up downtown recently, and when my husband went out to get the New York Tmes, as he does every Sunday morning, he stopped by to check it out. He immediately called to give me the play by play of the pastry and bread lineup, which I so appreciated….
Boeuf Bourguignon for a New Year’s Eve Dinner at Home
Happy New Year 2018! With my recent trauma of a seriously broken wrist and a fairly long recovery ahead of me it was clear we would be in for New Year’s Eve this year. On my first outing to the grocery store with my husband a few days before New Year’s Eve I suggested to…
Ina’s French Potato Salad
Over Memorial Day weekend I made this French Potato Salad to go along with my bbq ribs. Instead of the Vermont Potato Salad which I adore I decided to make this lighter version which is equally delicious. French Potato Salad has no mayo, but is instead mixed with with a simple vinaigrette, and then tossed with…
Salade Nicoise
Recently I prepared this Salade Nicoise for a lunch meeting my husband was hosting at our home. The original recipe is from an issue of Bon Appetite Magazine for Salmon Nicoise. The last time I made it I used fresh salmon, along with substitutions for ingredients I didn’t have on hand since it was…
The Way To Cook… Julia Child’s French Onion Soup Gratineed
This year we had a Holiday Party on the 6th night of Hanukkah and invited all our neighbors to join us for Latkes and more, which is how I worded the invitations. We moved into our new home, one of eight homes in its own unique neighborhood downtown, more than 3 years ago. At the…
Chicken and Mushrooms with Forty Cloves of Garlic
What could be better than the familiar Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic which I love? How about Chicken and Mushrooms with Forty Cloves of Garlic? I added some fresh mushrooms sautéed till golden brown to this already succulent dish found in Ina Garten’s Barefoot in Paris Cookbook. Serve it on a nice mound of homemade mashed…
Quick Coq au Vin Blanc
The February issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine has a feature on four easy meals that begin on the stove top and end up in the oven. What they all share is that they are cooked in just one heatproof skillet! And who among us is not on board with eliminating extra pots and pans…
Boeuf En Daube (French Beef Stew)
Daube is a French term for a wine based stew, in this case made with beef, and cooked for a long time in a tightly sealed pot. Although delicious right out of the pot, like most stews it is best to cook it ahead and allow the flavors to meld over night. It differs from…