One of the great things about being part of a baking group is that I do not need to think about what to make for the next holiday. I informed my husband we were having strawberry shortcakes for Father’s Day. The only decision he had to make was plain or roasted strawberries. He went with…
Author: Diane Zwang
Celebration Week #3: The Play-It-Again-Dorie Recipe
Down to the final 2 weeks on French Fridays with Doire. This week we were to choose the recipe from the book that you have made the most often. Given that I joined the group so late my rule was not to repeat but continue cooking the book. But as in life there are a…
Sweet and Sour Fish
It is Mystery Box Madness Challenge time again for I Heart Cooking Clubs. From the list of this month’s eligible ingredients I chose: white fish, bell peppers and cornstarch. We made marinated sweet and sour fish from Jerusalem A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. With olive oil in an ovenproof pan I…
Chocolate-Cherry Brownies
Brownies, dark chocolate, dried cherries what’s not to like? Our baking assignment this week on Tuesdays with Dorie, chocolate-cherry brownies from Baking Chez Moi page 322. I cooked my brownies the recommended time and went with the “uniformly dull” top as my done point. Completely cooled I was able to cut them into serving sizes…
Celebration Week #2: The Never-Doubt-Dorie Moment
In our second week of celebration moments with French Fridays with Dorie we are contemplating which recipe was a “never doubt Dorie moment”. Here were the instructions: “Choose the recipe that might not have been your favorite or even something you enjoyed making or even something you were skeptical about but which taught you a…
Celebration Week #1: The AHA Moment
French Fridays with Dorie will be spending the next 4 weeks reflecting about our time with the group. This week’s topic our top 5 favorites list. I cooked my first recipe with the group on 4/4/14 and it was the Visitandine cake, a sweet start to a wonderful group. I think creating this top 5 list…
IHCC May Potluck! Basil Pesto
I Heart Cooking Clubs May Potluck A simple Saturday night supper, pesto. My basil plant was very full and needed to be used. I chose Giada De Laurentiis basil pesto recipe from Everyday Italian. We have not had basil pesto pasta in a long time so we enjoyed this meal. Pretty straight forward recipe….
Rhubarb Upside Down Brown Sugar Cake
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are baking Rhubarb Upside Down Brown Sugar Cake from Baking Chez Moi. When this recipe was picked I casually checked the grocery stores to see if rhubarb was available and it was. But as luck would have it the week I need to buy it I can’t find it….
Chicken in a Pot
Our last recipe in Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. Chicken in a Pot: the garlic and lemon version page 206. This recipe was a big hit in our house and will be repeated, despite my few little mix ups. This chicken dinner includes preserved lemon (I substituted lemon rind), sweet potatoes, onions, carrots,…
Marinated Strawberries over Pound Cake
I have had my eye on a new cooking group for a while, I heart cooking clubs (IHCC). This group features 12 chefs. Two of the chefs that I have cookbooks for are Giada de Laurentiis and Yotam Ottolenghi. I thought I would jump in this month with their current cooking challenge, Mystery Box Madness…
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