ffwd – long and slow apples

I kind of felt like Julie (of Julie and Julia fame) yesterday. I was home sick (legitimately!), but then realized that I had a recipe to make! I put off doing anything until the official end of the day, but still felt like maybe I shouldn't be making any recipes to blog about (forget the … Continue reading ffwd – long and slow apples

ffwd – herb-speckled spaetzle

This was a recipe that I was a bit indifferent about. I remember my Dad liking spaetzle (and schnitzel - one of my favorite words!), because he traveled to Germany a lot for business when I was a kid. And while it wasn't unknown in my part of the midwest, it just didn't ever hit … Continue reading ffwd – herb-speckled spaetzle

ffwd – cheese-it-ish crackers

This is one of those recipes I've planned on making for a long time. It even made my "official" Thanksgiving menu last year, but didn't actually get prepared. Then I was planning on making them on time this year and serving them over the Christmas holiday. That didn't happen either. But I finally made these, … Continue reading ffwd – cheese-it-ish crackers

ffwd – go-with-everything celery root puree

Maybe I should change my approach to this project. I think there are many others in the French Fridays with Dorie group that make their recipes well in advance, then post them - all ready to go, in anticipation of their Friday appointment. I don't generally do that. Well, I've been known to, then to … Continue reading ffwd – go-with-everything celery root puree

ffwd – chicken, apples, and cream a la normande

This week's recipe is a classic French one. I know that Julia Child has many recipes for chicken with cream. But this one has ingredients that I really love, apples, mushrooms, Calvados! I've never made it before; either Dorie's recipe, or Julia's; mainly because it's probably not that good for me (though worse than other … Continue reading ffwd – chicken, apples, and cream a la normande

ffwd – beef cheek daube

Here's what I liked about this week's pick: I have never had beef cheeks I had to look up what beef cheeks even look like so that I could find them (though had to ask despite being about 1' away from the packages - not impressive) Finding them at my favorite local Hispanic supermarket - … Continue reading ffwd – beef cheek daube

ffwd – herbed olives

This is a delicious melange of flavors. After making fougasse with our ffwd group, I knew that this would be a fun combination - olives, herbs and a bit of orange for the citrus note. This is a great do-ahead recipe (and is probably better if it has a chance for the flavors to blend). This was … Continue reading ffwd – herbed olives

ffwd – top-secret chocolate mousse

I've been waiting to make this recipe since getting the book Around My French Table. I've even been a bit surprised that we haven't tackled it before. But it was a good choice for a busy week, particularly when I was going to have people over for dinner. I have to say, this wasn't my … Continue reading ffwd – top-secret chocolate mousse

Thanksgiving 2012

Each year I come up with a menu for Thanksgiving, and include a lot of the recipes, so that we can share, anticipate and get excited about our upcoming holiday together. (there are 2 files of recipes linked). And it's a way to share with our people who can't make it to be with us. This year, … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2012

ffwd – mushroom and shallot quiche

This week's recipe uses one of my favorite vegetables - mushrooms! And I love quiche, so I've been waiting to make this recipe. I had a whole bunch of crimini mushrooms on hand, so it worked out perfectly (well, almost). I also remembered to pick up a nice bunch of thyme from the house up … Continue reading ffwd – mushroom and shallot quiche