ffwd – buckwheat blini with smoked salmon and crème fraiche

Buckwheat isn't one of those things I often have. Don't really make pancakes much. Not that I've never had it, just not that kind of on-the-hand thing. When this recipe came my thoughts were "yum, love smoked salmon, long time since I've had any caviar - and oh, I hope Whole Foods has buckwheat flour … Continue reading ffwd – buckwheat blini with smoked salmon and crème fraiche

ffwd – deconstructed blt and eggs

Who doesn't love a BLT? Particularly now, when you can still get some nice, fresh garden tomatoes (at least in the Southern part of the country). It's one of my favorite flavor combinations, so I was excited to try this recipe. A couple of years ago, I really discovered making my own salad dressing - … Continue reading ffwd – deconstructed blt and eggs

ffwd – honey-spiced madeleines

Madeleines are not something that I typically have, think about, or...? In fact, I don't remember the last time I had one before this past week. But... the pans are incredibly cute! I broke down and bought one some time back - either before or after getting Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table. So I … Continue reading ffwd – honey-spiced madeleines

(ffwd) paris-brest

I think it was close to a decade ago, maybe more, that I first fell in love with the Tour de France. I was no particular fan of cycling, not even of the movie Breaking Away, but I found myself in a solitary hotel room in Toronto on a business trip, and was drawn into watching a bike … Continue reading (ffwd) paris-brest