Dieter’s Tartine

French Fridays Around My French Table This is the second tartine that I have made from Around My French Table. You don’t have to be on a diet to enjoy it. This was a light summer lunch for my husband and I. The bountiful summer tomatoes and cucumbers made it an ideal meal not to…

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 – 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…

Salmon and Tomatoes en Papillote

On my designated French Friday cooking day it was 90 degrees and the same was expected the next day.  Soup did not sound appealing.  My husband’s concern about Cote d’Azur Cure-all Soup (page 70) was the eggs.  Since I still have 3/4 of the cookbook to do I thought it would be easy to find…

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…