French Fridays with Dorie officially ended with the completion of the book Around My French Table in June. The last 4 weeks of the group including many ten ten lists and favorite recipes. I wrote down everyone’s favorites and vowed to keep cooking on my own. I took a hiatus from the book this summer mostly due to the heat but now that the weather is cooperating I am ready to dive in.
First up Creamy, Cheesy, Garlicky Rice with Spinach (page 380). Not to be compared to risotto which I have not had. This dish was a winner with us. We used it as a side dish for both chicken and salmon and it paired well. I think as an entree it would be too rich but that’s just me.
The group made this back in September of 2011 and you can see their responses here.
CafeMomCooks 
Welcome to the group! Your cake looks delicious!
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Welcome aboard! It looks delicious – glad to hear you enjoyed it.
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Diane, I'm SO glad you've joined us! Your visitandine looks perfect 🙂
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Glad you liked it. Your cake looks delicious !
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Welcome to French Fridays! Your cake looks wonderful with those luscious strawberries on top!
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Welcome to French Fridays! Happy to have you with us! Your Visitandine looks absolutely lovely! Enjoy your weekend!
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Welcome to FFwD! Love that you took the extra step and piped the cream garnish!
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Welcome to the French Fridays group – your Visitandine looks delightful with the strawberries and whipped cream – what a nice recipe indeed!
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Welcome to the group! Your cake looks beautiful with the strawberries and cream.
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Welcome to FFWD… enjoy the culinary adventure.
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Welcome! And what a great recipe to start with!! Wasn't this fun? Your cake looks really delicious!
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Welcome to the group Diane! Your cake looks so inviting and delicious with all the strawberries and whipped cream!
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It really does make a better go-to than angle food. Great way to think about it!
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Welcome to French Friday's, Diane. This cake was a great way to start, wasn't it? Your picture looks good enough to eat which I am sure you all did after it was taken.
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Mine was in a pie plate too and it worked out perfectly. Yours looks great!
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This cake is super versatile. Welcome to the group, Diane!
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Welcome to the group! I've been gone for a while and this was such a great dish to come back to. Your cake looks fantastic 🙂
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That's exactly why I liked it so much – not so heavy, less eggs and cream. Glad you and your family enjoyed it. And, a Mother's Day brunch item – perfect.
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What a wonderful idea making it for Mother's Day… but let someone do the cooking for you!
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Looks great!
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We loved this one too! Yours looks delicious!
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I still do my own cooking for Mother's Day but I'll let the others do the dishes:)
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Beautiful job. Your quiche looks great and I agree it will be perfect for a Mother's Day Brunch.
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Yes, this would definitely be great for any family gathering!
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This looks delicious! I will be making mine next week and I can't wait.
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Such a lovely quiche! I also thought it was perfect for spring entertaining –
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This will be perfect for Mother's Day. I'm glad to hear you and your family enjoyed it. It is definitely a winner.
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Your quiche looks lovely. My husband would definitely like a thick crust.. I think that is generally his favorite part of a quiche.
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A salad would have really been nice with this – you are right, it is a perfect brunch item!
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Looks FAB! I love the golden color of the cheddar we used! A simple green salad is perfect with the quiche!
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I loved the quiche! It was such a versatile recipe! The cheese crust on top of your looks divine!!
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This would be great brunch quiche. Light and quick.
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Hi Diane! Looking good! And yes, you certainly can't beat the clean up that cooking en papillote affords. I have two choys left from my TJ box and they are earmarked for salmon tonight… but now that you mention trout… hmm….
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So glad you enjoyed these veggies! And you cannot beat the clean up 🙂
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Yes, definitely a keeper recipe!
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Loved these veggie packets. You're right. The clean up is hard to beat. Another plus for this recipe. Hope you have a great weekend.
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The minimal clean up was the best part! Glad you enjoyed
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Your dish looks delicious. I served mine with salmon too, it was a great combination.
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Looks great. I served with chicken, but I'm tempted by the first that you and others chose.
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Yeah, this was an easy clean-up, wasn't it? I'm like so many others who liked the steaming method but don't often use it. I love trout so agree with your husband that it might be the perfect \”foil\” to the veggies. Trout is rather mild so it would work great, I think.
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Yours turned out perfectly. Love the idea of serving this on Mothers' Day – perfect!
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Your duck breasts look amazing – yum.
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Your duck breast look great. I agree with you on the potatoes they did not taste any better with all that was cooked with them. This is a very fancy dinner. With this meal I also had the orange salad and olives it was very good.
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Bill loved every one of Dorie's duck recipes! And her technique is perfect! What a lovely meal!!!
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Bill loved every one of Dorie's duck recipes! And her technique is perfect! What a lovely meal!!!
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That duck was fab, wasn't it? And the chicken parmentier? I've made 2 since that recipe appeared!!
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I had not prepared duck at home before joining this group and learned that my family really loved it. We don't have it too often but when we do Dorie's recipes are spot on and it is a special treat. Or a fancy Monday meal, as you said 🙂 Kudos for trying on the the WPost recipes- so much to cook, so little time – LOL !!
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I found two duck breasts in the freezer and made the same recipe on Sunday. Iloved the sauce with the balsamic, really delicious. Great post, you were able to make up a recipe, something I am trying to do. Have a great weekend.
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I love duck too.. weird about the potatoes not picking up the flavors. I used have a great roasted chicken recipe that you cover the bird in duck fat. Duck fat is a great cooking ingredient.
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Great make-up! Your dinner looks so good, it makes me want to revisit those recipes.
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