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Soupe de pois cassés
This is a French take on that cold-weather classic, split pea soup. A traditional dish in Alsace, where it is known as as erbsesupp, it has a smoky flavor, imparted by bacon, while a drizzle of cream lends a soothing … Continue reading
Terrine de poires au chocolat
This festive chocolate-pear dessert is the brainchild of the chef Rodolphe Paquin, who presides at the Paris bistro Le Repaire de Cartouche. A few years ago, M. Paquin gave me a book he’d written on the art of preparing terrines. … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts
Tagged chocolate-pear terrine, holiday dessert, recette, recipe, rodolphe paquin, terrine de poires au chocolat, yule log
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Pastilla
Pastilla, a splendid savory pie, is worth a thought for a festive dinner as we gallop toward the holiday season. Crisp pastry encases chicken and almonds simmered to melt-in-your-mouth tenderness in exotic spices. The pie is sprinkled with powdered sugar … Continue reading
Posted in 4a. Savory Tarts and Tartines
Tagged Christmas, New Year's, pastilla, recette, recipe
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Filets de poisson sauce citronnée
Paris bistros often serve fish in a lemony cream sauce that I’ve never seen served in a French home. Why not, one wonders? It proved remarkably easy to prepare when I tried it out in my kitchen the other day … Continue reading
Posted in 5. Fish and Shellfish
Tagged creamy lemon sauce, filets de poisson, fish, recette, recipe, sauce citronnée
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Piste de moules à la sétoise
Mussels with garlic, hot pepper, olive oil and fresh herbs, served in small glasses at cocktail hour, is a specialty of the charming Mediterranean port of Sète. This is local cuisine at its finest — le piste de moules, as … Continue reading
Posted in 1. Starters
Tagged cocktail hour, garlic, mortar and pestle, mussels, pesto, piste de moules, recette, recipe, sete
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Salade aux grains, sauce sésame
When staying with friends in Provence this summer, I was served a mixed-grain salad that knocked my socks off. The star of this salad was petit épeautre, or einkorn wheat, a rustic grain with a nutty flavor that is grown … Continue reading
Posted in 9. Pasta, Rice, Grains
Tagged einkorn, epeautre, Provence, recette, recipe, salad, salade, vegan
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Pissaladière
This onion-anchovy-olive tart from the south of France looks remarkably like pizza. (And it’s name, pissaladière, would seem to be related to pizza, too. More on that later.) I had the good fortune on a recent trip to Provence to … Continue reading
Posted in 4a. Savory Tarts and Tartines
Tagged anchovies, olives, onions, pissaladiere, pizza, recette, recipe
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Gratin de blettes
Swiss chard makes a beautiful gratin that is as packed with nutrients as it is with flavor. I made the gratin this week on Bastille Day, on which I will say more later. My first question, as I was preparing … Continue reading
Posted in 8. Vegetables
Tagged Bastille Day, blettes, gratin, recette, recipe, Swiss chard
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Mini cheesecakes au chèvre et cerises
It’s cherry season in France, so when guests came the other night I served mini cherry cheesecakes made with goat cheese. A surprise and a delight! A surprise because I invented the recipe. This is a rare event. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts
Tagged bain-marie, cheesecake, cherries, chevre, goat cheese, recette, recipe
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Rôti de veau aux petits légumes
Tender veal served cold with tarragon mayonnaise and seasonal veggies — for example, asparagus, green beans and fresh peas in early summer — makes a delightful supper that can be prepared in advance for easy serving. Or you can serve … Continue reading
Posted in 7. Meat Dishes
Tagged estragon, recette, recipe, roti de veau, tarragon mayonnaise, veal
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