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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French Fridays with Dorie
French Fridays with Dorie officially ended with the completion of the book Around My French Table in June. The last 4 weeks of the group including many ten ten lists and favorite recipes. I wrote down everyone’s favorites and vowed to keep cooking on my own. I took a hiatus from the book this summer…
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…
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…
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,…
French (Food Revolution) Friday with Dorie
Food Revolution Day Ambassador and Dorista, Mardi Michels states “Friday May 15th 2015 is the fourth annual Food Revolution Day – a day of global action created by Jamie Oliver and the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation to engage and inspire people of all ages to learn about food and how to cook it.” My son picked from the eligible recipes…
Almond Flounder Meuniere
This week the group is making Seafood Pot-Au-Feu (page 308) for French Fridays with Dorie. Since I do not like mussels and my husband does not like sea scallops we decided to make something else. My husband picked Almond Flounder Meuniere (page 290). I was not able to get flounder at my local market so I…
Cheesecake Tart
This week has been a sweet one for me, food wise and in life. To begin with French Fridays with Dorie we are making a dessert! Cheesecake tart page 469. Dorie’s sweet tart dough cooks up perfect every time. A partially baked tart shell is scattered with raisins. My son was wary of this dessert now…
Fresh Orange Pork Tenderloin
This week on French Fridays with Dorie, the group is making Sardine Escabeche (page 188). When I read this recipe it reminded me of my Dad eating sardines from a can with crackers and the cat begging him for a taste. I love this memory but not sardines, I decided to do a make up….
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