January 28, 2007
Jarret de Veau Braisé à la Cuiller
[Spoon-Tender Braised Veal Shank]
May I introduce to you my new favorite dinner party recipe, a recipe of the sort hosts and hostesses ardently wish for, a recipe that requires minimal effort and produces spectacular results?
Yes, I thought that might interest you.
The recipe in question is a recipe for veal shank that one braises for three to four hours in sweet white wine (vin blanc moelleux), surrounded by a benevolent court of onions and...
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January 26, 2007
Oeufs au Lait
I don't really do milk. I don't drink it, I don't cook with it, I don't add it to my cereals, and I like my coffee black, thanks. As a result, I rarely have any in the fridge, and when I do buy a bottle for a recipe, the leftovers usually sit in the fridge and spoil with boredom.
But I hate to toss food as much as the next girl (or perhaps even more than her), and it recently occurred to me that I could salvage leftover milk and make Maxence h...
January 23, 2007
Cauliflower Gratin
[Gratin de Chou-Fleur]
Ever since my casual mention of my mother's cauliflower gratin a few weeks ago, requests for the recipe have been steadily pouring into my inbox. A silent protest was even organized at the foot of my apartment building the other day, with eager, apron-clad cooks walking in circles and brandishing signs that read, "Cauliflower To The People" and "Let Us Eat Gratin."
Fortunately, there is a back door to my building.
With...
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January 19, 2007
Le Gâteau Piège
[Piège Cake]
Oh no, don't worry, despite the name (piège means trap in French), this is not the sort of cake that's designed to snap closed onto the unsuspecting, eager-for-a-slice hand. I've named this cake le gâteau Piège -- with a capital "P" -- after Jean-François Piège, chef at Les Ambassadeurs [warning: muzak ahead], who shared the recipe in ELLE a few weeks ago.
It was published there as le gâteau de mon enfance (the cake from my child...
January 16, 2007
Saigon Sandwich
True dining bargains are so few and so far between in Paris that by the time you discover a new one, the previous find has usually turned into an old legend that the Elders like to recount around the fire while the Young sit there and wish they'd brought their iPod.
But when it comes to lunch and fuss-free food, Paris has no shortage of hole-in-the-wall gems: you just need to know where to look. And today, let us look in the general direction ...
January 12, 2007
Galette des Rois, the 2007 Edition
Looking for a recipe for galette des rois? See this post.
And this year's galette des rois (read more about the galette des rois tradition) was brought to us by Arnaud Larher, a thirty-something pastry chef and chocolatier who opened his own shop in Montmartre ten years ago, after honing his skills at Fauchon under Pierre Hermé's direction.
I called the day before to order une galette pour six -- ordering is not mandatory for such a standard ...
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January 8, 2007
Salade de Pomme de Terre au Paprika Fumé
[Smoked Paprika Potato Salad]
Although bread is without a doubt the carb I'd have the most trouble giving up, the potato is a close second. You can fry it mash it boil it roast it broil it stuff it, and be quite certain you'll get my vote.
The preparations I most enjoy are sautéed potatoes, especially my mother's (which, before you ask, don't have any special ingredient other than her love and dexterity), and potato salads. I like a creamy po...
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January 2, 2007
Best of 2006
Happy New Year! As we slowly ease into 2007, recover from the holiday season and draw up virtuous resolutions we'll promptly forget so we can unearth them in December and have a good laugh, let us take a moment to bid a fond farewell to 2006 (where do years go when they're over?) and reflect upon the good things it has brought. Here's my Best of list:
Most Inspiring Cookbook: Rose Bakery's Breakfast, Lunch, Tea. Contenders: Mes Recettes pour vot...