Edouard’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

The latest recipe from Baking Chez Moi were these devilishly delicious chocolate chip cookies. It really is hard to eat just one. These cookies are worth the 2 hour chill time required before baking. The addition of almond flour is the unique ingredient that makes them oh so scrumptious. I recommend you make Edouard’s Chocolate Chip…

French Fridays – Quiche Lorraine

Recently searching through Around My French Table for recipes I came across Quiche Lorraine, a French classic I had not made yet. A quick inventory found I had both bacon and Swiss cheese in my refrigerator, a doable recipe. Perfection, you can’t miss with a classic. I have been making Dorie’s tart dough so often…

Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce

So far I have not made a recipe out of Jerusalem A Cookbook that I did not like and these Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce are no exception. As with many of the recipes in this book it is a labor of love. My husband said it was too much work but I thought the…

French Fridays – Corn Soup

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…

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…