December 1, 2011
December 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for December is a picture of the Christmas sablés I baked and wrote about last year, following a recipe by one of my oldest friends' mother. (Check the post for more about the cookies, a recipe, and edible gift ideas.)
What about you: what cookies do ...
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November 1, 2011
November 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for November is a picture of the quince jelly I made last year with the bountiful quinces I was given. Other favorite uses for this most delicate of fruits include vanilla-poached quinces and quince almond cake.
Have you laid your hands on some quince...
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October 1, 2011
October 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for October is a picture of the patty pan squash and pesto soup I like to make with larger patty pan squashes. It's perfect for the transition between summer and fall. (The smaller patty pan squashes I will roast and combine with chickpeas in this warm...
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September 1, 2011
September 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for September is a picture of the fresh fig and rose smoothie I contributed to a book of smoothie recipes -- you'll find all the details here. Have you been making smoothies this summer? Any new favorites you want to share?
Instructions to get your ca...
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August 1, 2011
August 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for August is a picture of a fig and thyme tartlet from my favorite Paris pastry shop, Pain de Sucre (14 rue Rambuteau in the 3rd, +33 1 45 74 68 92, see map).
Instructions to get your calendar are below....
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July 1, 2011
July 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for July is a picture of water kefir (kefir de fruits), a thirst-quenching fermented beverage I've written about a couple of months ago. It's wonderful in any season, but it is exceptionally refreshing during the summer months, and if you can lay your ...
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June 1, 2011
June 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for June is a picture of fresh garlic (ail nouveau), which you can find on market stalls in France starting in early June.
For the longest time I never really stopped to think about the fact that the large majority of garlic heads the cook uses are dr...
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May 1, 2011
May 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for May is a picture of spring vegetables (carrots, turnips, scallions) grated with the blade of my paring knife, rinsed, and ready to be steamed. The next chapter of their life will then be spent (briefly) on the plate, in the company of a soft-boiled...
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April 1, 2011
April 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for April is a picture of peas in their pod. I've written before about the pleasures of fresh peas, and I am excitedly awaiting the first specimens of the season this month.
I like my peas simply steamed, especially as a side to a roasted duck fillet,...
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March 1, 2011
March 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for March is a picture of a chèvre frais cendré -- ash-coated fresh goat cheese -- taken at a small market stall that was giving away sample slices.
Not everyone realizes that cheese is a seasonal product too, and that artisanal goat cheese can only b...
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February 1, 2011
February 2011 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for February is a picture of the multigrain bread I make with my sourdough starter Philémon. Read more about natural starter bread, and get the recipe for these crusty loaves.
Instructions to get your calendar are below!...
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January 1, 2011
January 2011 Desktop Calendar
Happy New Year!
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for January is a picture of lemon slices I dried in a dehydrator (see these posts on raw buckwheat granola and raw multiseed crackers to know more about my dehydrator episode). I made a big batch of these, and I am keeping them on hand...
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December 1, 2010
December 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for December is a picture of chocolate clusters, arguably the easiest of homemade chocolate confections. These particular ones are made with crystallized ginger and chopped almonds, and if you'd like to make some during the holidays, the recipe is here...
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November 1, 2010
November 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for November is a picture of a kouign amann, the butter-rich, flaky, irresistibly caramelized confection from Brittany, and this particular one comes from Véronique Mauclerc's excellent bakery near the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (83 rue de Crimée in the ...
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October 1, 2010
October 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for October is a picture of a cheese platter featuring -- from left to right -- an ash-coated goat cheese from the Deux-Sèvres, a Pont-l'Evêque from Normandy, and a Pérail des Cabasses, a sheep's milk cheese from Aveyron.
To learn more about assemblin...
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September 1, 2010
September 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for September is a picture of blackberries taken at the greenmarket in Split when we traveled to Croatia two years ago. The produce on display was gorgeous, and we bought enough fruit -- including some of those plump berry clusters, called kupina in Cr...
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August 1, 2010
August 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for August is a picture of slow-roasted tomatoes (tomates confites in French), a fine way of preserving a glut of fresh tomatoes, if such is your delicious plight.
It's simple, really: you just bake halved tomatoes for a few hours in a low oven, and t...
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July 1, 2010
July 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for July is a picture of zucchini blossoms shot at Alain Passard's vegetable garden a few years ago. It was a memorable visit that inspires me to this day, and in case you missed my report then, I invite you to take a look at the post and the accompany...
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June 1, 2010
June 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for June is a picture of my macadamia maple granola, which makes a splendid topping for yogurt and stewed fruits, and is featured in my cookbook in the Creamy Mango Ricotta recipe.
Instructions to get your calendar are below....
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May 1, 2010
May 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for May is a picture of my beloved green pea cilantro spread, which I can't wait to make with the first green peas of the season. (And if they choose to take a little more time where you live, no matter: frozen peas work really well in this recipe, too...
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April 1, 2010
April 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for April is a picture of these sugar-studded brioches I wrote about a few years ago, and have made again several times since then -- with much less hand-wringing. Let this be a message of encouragement to anyone who's still intimidated by yeast!
Inst...
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March 1, 2010
March 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for March is a picture that represents the old marble mortar my grandmother found at the bottom of her garden in Marseille in 1937, and one of the venerable cookbooks she entrusted me with; this particular one is called Mes Recettes pour votre ménage. ...
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February 1, 2010
February 2010 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for February is a picture of a diminutive winter squash poetically named pomme d'or (golden apple) in French; I thought its glow might bring a bit of sunshine to your desktop. (And here are a few winter squash recipes if you need inspiration.)
Instruc...
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January 1, 2010
January 2010 Desktop Calendar
Happy New Year! I hope 2010 brings you the rosy cheeks of good health, the heart flutters of happiness, and the warm glow of many kitchen successes.
The desktop calendars are back! At the beginning of every month, I will be offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for January is a picture of chaussons aux pommes -- or ap...
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December 1, 2009
December 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for December is a picture of a freshly popped cork, in anticipation of the holiday celebrations that will keep us all busy this month. I hope you embrace the spirit of the season, enjoy the company of your famil...
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November 2, 2009
November 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for November is a picture of what I think of as a Parisian tartine, an open-face sandwich made on naturally leavened bread (here, a slice of pain des amis from the bakery Du Pain et des Idées), lightly spread wi...
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October 1, 2009
October 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for October is a picture of lemon butter cookies, as they appear in my cookbook. Delicately buttery, crisp, and thinly glazed, these sablés au citron draw their flavor from the juice and zest of a lemon, bolster...
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September 1, 2009
September 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for September is a picture of Mussels Marinière, a preparation of mussels cooked here with Champagne and a pinch of saffron -- though the recipe can absolutely be made more budget-friendly, with a simple white w...
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July 31, 2009
August 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for August is a picture of homemade rose-raspberry cupcakes -- a vanilla cake base, a rose-flavored buttercream frosting, and a fresh raspberry on top.
The recipe for these easy cupcakes will be included in the...
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July 1, 2009
July 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for July is a picture of a fish taco made from scratch (including the tortilla but excluding the umbrella) by our friends Braden and Laura, of Hidden Kitchen.
Instructions to get your calendar are below....
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June 1, 2009
June 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for June is a picture of gariguette strawberries taken at the Anvers greenmarket.
Maxence is in fact growing strawberry plants in one of our window boxes this year, and like the wild strawberries of a few summe...
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May 1, 2009
May 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for May is a picture of what I am eagerly waiting for: fresh, locally grown petits pois. They should be here any minute now, and I can't wait to start popping pods (see green pea shelling instructions).
Instruc...
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April 1, 2009
April 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I will be offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for April is a picture of a cheese plate served at Le Pré Catelan, a restaurant whose cheese is aged by cheese refiner Alléosse. (Incidentally, both are written up in my Paris book.) Clockwise from the top,...
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March 1, 2009
March 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I will be offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for March is a picture of a chalkboard propped up in the window of a restaurant to advertise the lunch deal. (If you don't read food French, it says, "noon set menu: starter-main course or main course-desse...
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February 1, 2009
February 2009 Desktop Calendar
At the beginning of every month in 2009, I will be offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a seasonal food picture and a handy calendar of the current month.
Our desktop calendar for February sports a picture of an oeuf à la coque, with goat cheese and artichoke mouillettes on fresh baguette for dipping and mopping -- those of you who have seen my cookbook are perhaps familia...
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January 1, 2009
January 2009 Desktop Calendar
First of all, let me offer you my most sincere wishes for a Delicious New Year: may you and yours be healthy, safe, happy, and well fed throughout 2009.
And to ring in the new year, I have a little gift for you: at the beginning of every month, I will be sharing a new C&Z desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, so you can enjoy a seasonal food picture and a handy calendar of the current month.
We begin wit...
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