This dressy pasta “risotto” was delicious and a big hit at our house. It is a fancy macaroni and cheese that is made like risotto. I sauteed one onion in butter until soft, added 3 3/4 cups chicken broth and brang to a boil. Then I added 1 1/3 cups of pasta and simmered 20-25…
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Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta
This month on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making chocolate desserts from Baking Chez Moi. This week I made Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta page 373. Heavy cream, cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate. What’s not to like! A lovely dessert for the chocolate lover. I did make the Fluted Carrot Tangerine Cake (page 22) on time but…
French Fridays with Dorie Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux
I was having family over for a meal and wanted to make something special but not a lot of work. Dorie’s roast chicken for les paresseux (lazy people) seemed to fit the bill and also had many recommendations from the group. Two pieces of bread were put on the bottom of the pan and the…
French Fridays with Dorie Spur-of-the-moment Vegetable Soup
It was a rare rainy day in California and me and my family were in varying stages of illness. I can’t think of a better day to make soup. I decided on vegetable soup aka stone soup the carrot version. This chicken broth based soup has carrots, onion, celery, garlic, ginger, rosemary, thyme and potato….
Lemon Squares, French Style
While I was reviewing the lemon squares recipe it seemed similar to The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart from Baking From My Home To Yours which I had previously made. My comments were “french style is code for butter with a side of butter”. This recipe calls for a few steps and planning ahead….
French Fridays with Dorie Chestnut-Pear Soup
Having just made Dorie’s Chocolate Chestnut Tart with Vanilla Chestnut Syrup, I thought I would stay on the chestnut theme with Pear and Chestnut Soup. For this soup I sauteed onion, leek and celery in butter for 10 minutes. Then tossed in a peeled cubed pear, rosemary (or thyme), chicken broth and the cooked chestnuts. Simmer…
Chocolate Chestnut Tart with Vanilla Chestnut Syrup
When I hear the word chestnuts I think of Nat King Cole’s version of The Christmas Song. Even though chestnuts seem synonymous with the holidays I have never had one until now. I took one baker’s suggestion to cut the chestnuts in half for easy cutting and eating. I also have finally learned to bake…
Stained Glass Cookies
I inherited my mother’s cookie cutter collection and it has brought back wonderful family memories to use them in this week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe. Stained Glass Cookies from Baking Chez Moi. I got out my box of cookie cutters and picked a few appropriately sized ones to use. This recipe calls for Life Savers,…
French Fridays with Dorie Asparagus Soup
Asparagus Soup from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan We love asparagus soup and I have a go-to recipe from Food and Wine. When I saw Dorie’s version which included leeks I thought I would give it a go. After carefully reading the recipe I decided I would use Dorie’s ingredients but not her…
French Fridays with Dorie Cheese Topped Onion Soup
Continuing on my journey with Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan I have decided to dive into soups. I have never made onion soup before but I like caramelized onions and we had Gruyere cheese on hand so it became the pick of the week. Two large onions cut up. I did not see…
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