CtBF| Buckwheat crêpes with ham, cheese and egg

I feel like these have been everywhere recently - certainly in some food magazines or online. I've never had one, don't often make crêpes, but it was one of the intruiging recipes in the book when I first paged through it. This is actually two recipes. The buckwheat crêpes. And the "galette completes". Apparently buckwheat crêpes … Continue reading CtBF| Buckwheat crêpes with ham, cheese and egg

CtBF -Raw vegetable slaw with creamy garlic dressing

Running a little behind - kind of the usual thing this time of year. I've probably explained before, but in any kind of retail construction, this is the busy season. We have to complete our construction so that the facilities can be in use on time, ensuring that all of our customers can fulfill all Christmas … Continue reading CtBF -Raw vegetable slaw with creamy garlic dressing

CtBF – chicken lady chicken

This chicken, as David describes it, is supposed to be the best of all chickens when purchased from "the chicken lady" in Paris. I can see that. I first started buying rotisserie chickens in Australia because it was so much more practical to do that than heat up the apartment - and they were delicious! … Continue reading CtBF – chicken lady chicken

CtBF – Fattoush

This salad is described as "dressed with a pungent lemony garlic dressing and a jumble of ingredients". The main differences are a sprinkling of ground sumac and shards of toasted pita. It was suggested that we would love it above all things. As it so happened, I was in the Valley, and so could run … Continue reading CtBF – Fattoush

CtBF – Salted Butter Caramel Chocolate Mousse

Anyone who knows me, or follows my blog, knows that I sometimes don't always read things thoroughly before I start (back in the day, I would fly into a city to do a 1st site visit without having the address - this before smartphones and GPS - just pick up a map at the rental car … Continue reading CtBF – Salted Butter Caramel Chocolate Mousse

CtBF|Fried ham and cheese sandwich

This sandwich, known as a Croque-Monsieur, is one that has always appealed to me, and to be perfectly honest, I've never made or eaten. Shame on me! Now, the advice from My Paris Kitchen, is to use a dry-cured ham. Already out of the gate, I would not be following that direction. I had ham … Continue reading CtBF|Fried ham and cheese sandwich

CtbF|Artichoke tapenade with rosemary oil

This week's recipe from David Lebovitz' cookbook My Paris Kitchen, is. Well let me just say it. Amazing. Overused word, but this is a terrific, easy dish, and I think so in keeping with the great idea of having yummy things on hand to share with family and friends. Apparently, it is fairly common to purchase freshly-made … Continue reading CtbF|Artichoke tapenade with rosemary oil

CtBF – Belgian beef stew with beer and spice bread

This is a tale of two recipes. The first recipe is for pain d'epices, which is a honey-spice quick bread. And that is then sliced and slathered with mustard - and is put on top of the beef stew stew to thicken it. But I digress, the first step is really to make the bread. … Continue reading CtBF – Belgian beef stew with beer and spice bread

CtBF|Steak with mustard butter and French fries

Oh my goodness! This was a perfect selection for this past week. Of course it was Valentine's Day, and it was also my mom's 85th birthday. So a little festive dinner party was in order. I loved reading the description - I was in total agreement. Rib-eye. Check. Thinner cut so that a nice crust … Continue reading CtBF|Steak with mustard butter and French fries

CtBF: Winter Salad

This is my inaugural post for the new group Cook the Book Fridays. Many of the participants were part of French Fridays with Dorie over the course of nearly 5 years. That experience kept us cooking and blogging, and ultimately may be best known for the friendships created - both in person and virtually. … Continue reading CtBF: Winter Salad