"The best ribs. Ever!" exclaimed my sister-in-law as she tasted my latest Dorie offering. Now you should know, she's married to my brother, who is pretty well-known for his grilled ribs. In fact, her brother has dubbed him the rib-master... so pretty high praise, and though I kind of felt bad for my bro...well, not so … Continue reading ffwd – cola and jam spareribs

I had the best of intentions. The previous week, I ended up not making the salad until Saturday night and getting nothing posted (well, until a couple of minutes ago). So I thought - do what you used to do, make the dish early, then blog about it and schedule your post!! Great plan, poor … Continue reading ffwd – cardamom rice pilaf

This is the second time I've made this. The reality is that I think I like the idea better than the result, and individual parts better than the sum. This is a beautiful salad though, and it's fun to make. This time, I decided to try Dorie's method for the ruffly eggs - that was … Continue reading ffwd – bacon and eggs and asparagus salad

I made this the other night, when I was also making a few things since I have family in town for the weekend, and really needed to do some prep up front. Of course, since I was making/prepping about 4 recipes from Dorie's cookbook... well, if you've read my blog before, you'll know that I've … Continue reading ffwd – spinach and sausage quiche

It is so fun to get back into my French Friday groove! I've officially missed a couple of weeks, though I have made the mustard batons twice, including for ffwd, but life sometimes gets in the way. Things are back to normal(ish), so it's time to get cooking again!! So inspired, I made both this … Continue reading ffwd – tourteau de chevre

This week's recipe is for a treat that you'd normally pick up at a fancy French bakery. But as you read through the recipes, you find that it's really a combination of a couple of fairly easy components - a baton-shaped cream puff and vanilla pastry cream. These are combined and topped with a simple … Continue reading ffwd – vanilla eclairs

To be fair, I've never made broccoli like this before. It's high on my list of favorite vegetables. I'm even fine with it plain, leftover and cold. Swimming in home-made hollandaise, slathered in butter, or in a homey southern-style cheesy crumby (in a good way!) casserole - those would be terrific ways to dress up this … Continue reading ffwd – garlicky crumb-coated broccoli

For the past couple of years, I've been an on-and-off participant in Bountiful Baskets - a cooperative that allows people across my region to collectively purchase produce and other items (either conventional or organic) on a bi-weekly basis. It's been fun, and quite an adventure - never really knowing what your "basket" will bring (though … Continue reading my first week – CSA Love Grows Farms

I've never eaten quinoa (keen-wa) before. One of my friends totally loves it, but I just hadn't gotten around to it. So I had that in mind when I turned to make this salad. I'm afraid that it sounded a little more in the beggars linguine camp, with the combination of dried fruits, nuts and … Continue reading ffwd – quinoa, fruit and nut salad

Some of the recipes I've made have been memorable, others not so much. But Dorie Greenspan's around my french table (her use of capitals...) has proven to be a great cookbook. It's been interesting on this journey - I've found that one of my go-to recipes for the holidays is hers (a wonderful spiced cranberry … Continue reading around my french table – 6 months on