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Salade souterraine
There’s nothing subversive about this ‘underground salad’. It’s simply made of veggies that grow beneath the earth. Carrots, finocchio, turnips, parsnips, celeriac, beets, radishes — it’s up to you to choose. Add a few leaves of arugula or another tender … Continue reading
Foie gras
Let’s face it — foie gras is controversial. Beloved in France, where it is served as a special treat on festive occasions, it is shunned elsewhere by people who object to the force-feeding of geese or ducks to fatten their … Continue reading
Posted in 1. Starters
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Soupe froide de tomates
We’ve had a can of Campbell’s tomato soup sitting around the house for several months now. It was brought by a friend to my teenage daughter in Paris as an icon of life in the United States. She has never … Continue reading
Rascasse à la tapenade
The fish known as rascasse in French is called scorpion fish or rock fish in English. Apparently the name derives from the Provençal word rascous, meaning ‘rough’ or ‘ornery’. It’s a rather ugly creature and some varieties are even venomous … Continue reading
Posted in 5. Fish and Shellfish
Tagged cod, porgy, rascasse, recipe, rockfish, scorpion fish, striped bass, tapenade
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Confiture de prunes
Lightning struck my plum tree. At least that’s what I thought when I arrived in Burgundy last Friday and saw my proud, 100-year-old, fruit-laden tree split in two. Then my gardener friend Mathias arrived and said, no, it was the … Continue reading
Pâtes aux tomates fraîches, mozzarella et basilic
On a very hot day in Sicily many years ago, I wandered into the kitchen and found my friend Gisella chopping tomatoes into a large bowl. I sat and watched as she smothered the tomatoes in basil, chopped in some … Continue reading
Posted in 9. Pasta, Rice, Grains
Tagged basil, mozzarella, pasta, rain, recipe, ricotta salata, Sicily, tomatoes
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Assiette anglaise
The infamous rivalry between the French and the British is perhaps expressed most explicitly in their traditional slurs for each other, each of culinary origin: ‘the frogs’ and ‘les rosbifs’. Sure, the French eat cuisses de grenouille (frogs’ legs) and … Continue reading
Posted in 7. Meat Dishes
Tagged british-french rivalry, cold roast meat, ham, mayonnaise, recipe, roast beef, roast chicken, roast duck, roast lamb, roast pork
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Aubergines au four
Planning a dinner party takes a certain amount of organization. You need to think about the menu, do the shopping, buy the wine, set the table and, of course, do the cooking. This all takes time — and when I … Continue reading
Posted in 8. Vegetables
Tagged aubergines, eggplant, recipe, roasted, spices, the dinner party, vegan
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Petits pois et haricots verts en salad
The use of flowers in French cuisine used to be a relative rarity, but these days it is less unusual — if you encounter a creative cook — to find nasturtiums in a salad or violets on a cocktail canapé. … Continue reading
Posted in 3. Salads
Tagged chive blossoms, chives, ciboulette, green beans, haricots verts, margaret dyer, peas, petits pois, recipe, salad, vegan
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