#FRD2014 – part trois – chinese chicken salad

I have been making this salad for, well, decades (!), A number of years ago, I was fortunate enough to spend several Julys on Coronado Island. One of the very fun things to do was to listen to the San Diego Pops and watch fireworks. At the venue, you could bring a picnic dinner and … Continue reading #FRD2014 – part trois – chinese chicken salad

#FRD2014 – part deux – stovetop chicken pot pie

For the 2014 French (Food Revolution) Friday, I prepared Dorie Greenspan's classic roast chicken recipe roast chicken for les paresseux. In my post, I suggested several ideas for what to do with the leftover chicken. In this case, I also had some nice juices, some roasted potatoes and onions left over as well. One of my suggestions was … Continue reading #FRD2014 – part deux – stovetop chicken pot pie

ffwd – a French (Food Revolution) Friday

As we did last year, the French Fridays with Dorie cooking group is participating in the international Food Revolution Day. This year, Jamie Oliver is asking people “get kids excited about food” To that end, we are all choosing recipes from around my french table that we think every child should know how to make. I guess that I was really fortunate … Continue reading ffwd – a French (Food Revolution) Friday

ffwd – tuna rillettes

One of the bigger challenges with this week's recipe was to come up with the right tuna to use. It's suggested that light vs. albacore tuna is the better choice, and of course, it's supposed to be in oil. I ended up with a few choices: I thought that it would be fun too, to get … Continue reading ffwd – tuna rillettes

ffwd – green-as-spring veal stew

One of my very favorite things to do in cooking, is to use ingredients from the garden - stepping outside to pick what I need in the moment. In AZ, that mainly means herbs, so it was fun to be able to use what's on hand for this recipe - at least in large part. The … Continue reading ffwd – green-as-spring veal stew

ffwd – baby bok choy, sugar snaps, and garlic en papillote

I've been wanting to make this recipe since I opened up Around My French Table for the first time. Just reading the title, I see everything I like. So it was fun to have this finally appear in the recipe line-up. What I really never thought about was the flavor combination of the seasonings: mint and orange. … Continue reading ffwd – baby bok choy, sugar snaps, and garlic en papillote

Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto

This recipe just screams SPRING to me! With it's fresh lemon and spinach flavors, it's one of the things I love to make this time of year. And it couldn't be more simple. I usually make a big batch of this because I use it for more than just pasta, but over vegetables, as a … Continue reading Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto

ffwd – quiche maraichère

Typically, I follow the FFWD recipes quite closely. Sometimes with a bit of a minor twist, but often, I want to see what was so inspiring about the original. Lately, I've noticed a lot of recipes relying on carrots, celery and something from the onion family... and we'd just done that with our vegetable-barley soup from a … Continue reading ffwd – quiche maraichère

ffwd – vistadine

This cake was a revelation. I didn't really love the concept of a cake in a pie plate, and while the photo in the book looked yummy with the berries and cream - well, the berries and cream looked like they were the highlight. And then, it looked super easy - with just a few … Continue reading ffwd – vistadine

ffwd – vegetable barley soup with the taste of little india

To me, the best thing about this soup was the spice mixture. I forget about some of the Indian spice combinations, so it was really fun to break out the garam masala for this. It smelled heavenly, and it's a wonderful combination of sweet and warm spices. Along with the fresh ginger, it added wonderful … Continue reading ffwd – vegetable barley soup with the taste of little india