This week on French Fridays with Dorie, we made couscous salad (page 136). This was very reminiscent of another recipe I make called grilled lemon chicken with cilantro and almond couscous. Since we liked that recipe we were pretty sure we would like Dorie’s. This ramped up couscous salad was a hit with me and my…
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Roasted Peppers
This week on French Fridays with Dorie was roasted peppers (page 112) something we are very familiar with in our house. We often have roasted peppers as part of our roasted vegetable sandwiches we make for dinner though we make our roasted vegetables on the BBQ. Dorie’s version has you roasting peppers in a 425…
Tuna Confit with Tomato Salsa
We are back to fishy Fridays on French Fridays with Dorie. This week was tuna confit with black olive tapenade and tomato salsa (page 305). Tuna is not consumed in this house unless it comes out of a can but we were up for the challenge and cooked it anyway. This recipe has you soak…
Gateau Basque
We dove into desserts this week for French Fridays with Dorie, gateau basque page 470. Dorie describes this as a double-crusted tart in which the crust is like butter cookies. The filling is traditionally pastry cream or thick cherry jam. I had an abundance of strawberry jam so that is what I used. I was…
Provencal Vegetable Soup
This week on French Fridays with Dorie was provencal vegetable soup. I didn’t mind having soup in the summer because it was filled with so many fresh vegetables. Dorie says this classic dish is from the south of France. It is a soup but is almost like a stew since it is packed with so…
Tomatoes Provencal
We are off and running in our July selections for French Fridays with Dorie. This week’s selection tomatoes Provencal (page 344). Dorie states “You can serve tomatoes Provencal as a side dish, but because they’re very good at room temperature, they’re great on a buffet or in a picnic basket, or brought to a friend’s…
Guacamole With Tomatoes and Bell Peppers
For French Fridays with Dorie, I waited a day late to make this recipe so I could share it with friends. Every year we go to this event which includes a picnic dinner and fireworks. We also celebrate our dear friend’s birthday which this year happens to be on the event so a cake was…
Salmon Rillettes
I am fresh back from vacation, a Caribbean cruise, and adjusting to life back on land and in the kitchen again. I did a make-up recipe this week for French Fridays with Dorie as I had most of the ingredients for it. My head is still in a fog and on the wrong time zone…
Piperade Stir-Fry
What we are making for French Fridays with Dorie. These ingredients screamed fajitas to me so that is what I made. Dorie says “Think of it as a salsa from Southwest France”. But I did not want raw onions, raw garlic and habanero in my dinner. To quote Mardi Michels I went rogue with this recipe….
Smoked Salmon Waffles
Waffles are the most requested breakfast item in our house and not just any waffles but yeast-raised waffles. This takes planning, you have to make the batter the night before. These waffles come out light and airy with a crisp outside, the ultimate in waffles in our house. The full recipe usually makes enough for…
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