Category Archives: Recipes

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Franglais: Peanut Butter Cup Profiteroles

RECIPE: Peanut Butter Cup Profiteroles

Get the whole story at The Huffington Post. Halloween is all about putting on airs. Whether you dress kittenish or devilish, you, and everyone else, are dressing up, not down. Franglais means taking French flavors and American preparations, or American … Continue reading …

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Friday, October 29th, 2010

French in a Flash: Allumettes with Pistou

RECIPE: Allumettes with Pistou

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. Allumettes means matchsticks, and in the kitchen they not only mean the little sticks of wood used to ignite a stove, but also long thin strands of anything crisp, be it French fries, … Continue reading …

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Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Franglais: Boeuf Bourguignon Meatloaf

RECIPE: Boeuf Bourguignon Meatloaf

Read the full article at The Huffington Post. It is a well-established culinary urban legend that the French hate ketchup. I always think of that I Love Lucy episode with the escargots and the tongs on her nose and the ketchup … Continue reading …

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Monday, October 25th, 2010

The Secret Ingredient (Coffee) Part III: Dark Chocolate Espresso Bean Bark

RECIPE: Dark Chocolate Espresso Bean Bark

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. When we were in our senior year in college, my friends and I were given a small room in the basement of the library. Five of us kept our books and computers there … Continue reading …

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Friday, October 22nd, 2010

French in a Flash: Carrot and Brie Puffs

RECIPE: Carrot and Brie Puffs

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. I made these puffs back home. Home is where the heart is, and where la famille waits with empty, hungry stomachs to taste and to critique and to decide whether my recipe will live … Continue reading …

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Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Franglais: Sausage and Fennel en Croûte

RECIPE: Sausage and Fennel en Croûte

Read the full article on The Huffington Post. It’s true: these are glorified pigs in a blanket. But, there’s nothing wrong with elevating the basic. To me, that’s what fall is all about. The average lazy Sunday becomes an occasion … Continue reading …

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Monday, October 18th, 2010

The Secret Ingredient (Coffee) Part II: Coffee-Charred Flank Steak

RECIPE: Coffee-Charred Flank Steak

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. Using coffee as a secret ingredient opens up a bitter, bitter world in the kitchen. In a good way. I have found, in experimenting with coffee, that it adds a flavor component not … Continue reading …

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