Sunday, May 31, 2009

ENDIVE & BRUSSELS SPROUTS GRATIN with JAMBON (aka, Ham)

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One of my favorite local restaurants is a Swiss-French little gem which I am not going to name because it's hard enough to get into as i...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

FOR BREAKFAST TODAY we had Eggs over Crispy Potato Cakes, topped with Crumbled Bacon

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Crispy pan fried potato cakes. A fried egg. Lots of crumbled bacon.

What I ate today: Baguette, buttered, with sliced radish

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Channeling Jacques Pepin: Crisp red radishes, sliced, and served with butter on fresh baguette, with a light sprinkle of fleur de sel and f...
Friday, May 8, 2009

MMMMMMMM!!!! Minty Margarita

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Margarita season is upon us! Fresh lime. Crushed ice. Silver tequila. Triple Sec. I love them traditional, don't get me wrong. But I...
Monday, April 27, 2009

How to get your 2 year old to eat vegetables. No, really.

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Hide stuff in mashed potatoes.  When my daughter was a baby, she ate everything. Now that she's two, she eats nothing aside from goldfis...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Homemade Tomato Soup in 3 Minutes

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All I wanted was a bowl of soup for lunch. I don't need a whole pot. Just enough for one person.  I had half a container of tomatoes lef...
Monday, April 13, 2009

Scotch Eggs - As it turns out, they couldn't be simpler to make.

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I had picked up some spicy pork sausage while shopping one day, because it sounded good, but wasn't sure what to do with it. Sure, I cou...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

HAPPY EASTER!!!

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It's a wonderful day! 
Monday, April 6, 2009

Persian Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak with Ramp Risotto

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Oh, how I LOVE Persian food. And one of my favorite things are their kebabs. Chicken or fillet mignon... I love them both. It's the fla...
Friday, April 3, 2009

Whole Baked Golden Trout with Wild Leek (aka RAMPS, aka Ail des dois) Stuffing

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It's April! Happy spring! Aaaaand .... it's RAMP season! Or as the French call them, ail des bois. Wild Leeks. I don't have ramp...