Fall is in the air in Venice Beach. I have felt a chill in the air in the evenings and found dew on my windows in the morning. Before I say goodbye to Summer I wanted to make a corn dish. Corn was on sale at my local market and I decided on Dorie’s Corn…
Author: Diane Zwang
Esquimaux Pops for Grown-Ups
I took Mardi Michel’s advice and made ice cream balls instead of the pops for this week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi. This is a no cook ice cream in which I used a pasteurized egg and the grown-up part is the inclusion of alcohol. I used Chambord as my liqueur selection. …
French Fridays – Tomato Mustard Tart
My neighbor brought me over a bag of tomatoes from his garden, a nice summer surprise. My husband made a batch of marinara sauce but I had my eye on this tomato- mustard tart from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. I had made the other version of Gerard’s Mustard Tart with carrots and…
Philadelphia Blueberry-Corn Tart
I am an Olympic enthusiast. I enjoy seeing the best realize their dreams. This Philadelphia Blueberry-Corn Tart from Baking Chez Moi would do nicely for a patriotic dessert commemorating the start of the Olympic games. I have burned many a crust, so I have learned to use a lower temperature 375 degrees and less time….
Summer-Market Galette
“We like the things that summer brings. It brings the sun. It brings the heat. It brings the things we like to eat.” Summer by Alice Low, Roy Mckie I have quoted one of my favorite childhood books for this summer-market galette. So many nice things about summer including all the fruit. Galettes are easy…
Cornmeal and Berry Cakes
This month on Tuesdays with Dorie we have selected two summer fruit desserts. This week I decided to make the Cornmeal and Berry Cakes from Baking Chez Moi. The recipe calls for raspberries but I substituted blueberries and I think any berry would work well in these cakes. This recipe came together quickly and easily…
Rice Pudding, Strawberries and Spiced Hibiscus Syrup
In June, Tuesdays with Dorie baking group made this rice pudding. I finally had a chance to make this recipe. I voted for this as I have a pudding and rice lover in my house. Making pudding from scratch is a labor of love as it involves stirring for almost 40 minutes but the wait is…
Rose Fraisier
“Fraise means strawberry and Le Fraisier is the French cake that celebrates the fruit”. I ended up making a strawberry cake as I did not have the rose syrup and rose extract needed for this recipe. This was a show stopping cake and my guests were impressed. I am glad that I was able to…
Yogurt Parfaits with Blackberries and Vanilla
Fresh and fruity is the theme this week at I Heart Cooking Clubs. I chose these yogurt parfaits as blackberries are in season. To macerate the berries you add seeds of half of a vanilla bean to 1/4 cup of sugar and blend with your fingers. Add two cups of blackberries and one cinnamon stick…
Pan Bagnat
This is the recipe that my husband chose for Father’s Day lunch. Given that it was a hot summer day, a cold sandwich seemed to fit the bill. “Pronounced phan-bahn-yah, the ingredients in the Nicoise-style sandwich are a good match for soft, crusty ciabatta bread”. We had a fresh tuna steak so we grilled that…
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