Archive for February, 2010

Tiny pears for a galette a deux

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Ever since I learned from Dorie Greenspan that even the top French pastry shops usually use canned pears in their pear tarts I’ve been experimenting with various brands, and, to my amazement, all have worked splendidly.
When I found this jar of mini-pears I knew they’d look cute in a small galette and thought they’d be [...]

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4 Questions 4: The Fabulous & Opinionated Tom and Lorenzo

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The Fabulous Project RunGay Guys
If  I could spend a long, laughter-filled  dinner with any two big shots of the blogosphere, I’d  choose those rockstars formerly known as The Project RunGay guys and now as Tom & Lorenzo.  Though fashion, rather than food, is their subject matter I suspected they’d also have strong, irreverent opinions about [...]

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Of Course You Have Some Bananas

Monday, February 8th, 2010

During a recent drawer de-cluttering I discovered a packet of recipe cards from the phase of my cooking life known as Early Marriage or Bride in the Kitchen. Highlights of the period included many failed Hollandaise attempts, way too many sauces based on canned soups and an astonishingly awful shrimp dish that called for [...]

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Gourmet Guppies

Monday, February 1st, 2010

We were in the lounge at Alain Chapel’s restaurant in Mionnay, France — perusing the menu while sipping champagne and nibbling on piping hot, exquisitely crisp fried whitebait — when another couple asked to join us. “So damned glad to hear someone speaking English,” the husband boomed.
He plucked the last tiny fish from the linen-lined [...]

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