Cassoulet, part deux
Improvisation is the mother of cooking invention. Earlier this week, I was challenged to make an unexpected, relatively fast dinner given about 10 minutes to…
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Breadless Italian sandwich
I like to call this the perfect breadless Italian sandwich. This dish combines three things I love: Tomatoes (cherry, about a dozen) Cheese (sheep’s milk,…
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Market salad & French cooking
The French general strike means that I am stuck in France, but I think we can all agree that there are worse places to be! The…
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Gerard (and Dorie’s) mustard tart
It’s Friday and I’m visiting the family in France so what better occasion to start off my participation in French Fridays with Dorie (FFwD). S&H…
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Wedding weekend
Of course, you never go to weddings or other special occasions just for the food but I have to admit I was extra excited ever…
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London Restaurant Festival
Calling all London foodies [and their dining partners] – The London Restaurant Festival is running Oct 4-18! The full list of events is here (including…
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Experiments with spice box(ing)
Thanks, everyone, for indulging me during my month of crazy travels. S&H will now be up to normal operating speed! One of the first things…
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Patty pans with ground mustard and oyster sauce
Patty pans (a small type of summer squash, though they can grow to be quite large!) are almost embarrassingly underused in my kitchen! I used…
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I heart dumplings
This will be almost an ode to dumplings but, really, how can you not love them? Done well, they are little homey pieces of comfort…
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Being silly
You’re never too old to be silly and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. People who know me well will probably tell you that I…
