french fridays with dorie: quatre-quarts
A perfect cake! It’s easy, it’s elegant, and it’s delicious. This is a perfect cake for snacking on over tea with friends on a lazy afternoon. A sliver of this cake is a perfect end to a breakfast...
View Articlefrench fridays with dorie: coconut friands (by jane)
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m a wimp. For all my willingness to try new things, I have to draw the line sometimes. Shredded coconut is just not my friend. I can’t stand it. Neither can my husband Howard. Nor...
View ArticleWeekend Indulgences
One strategy we use to get out of the house and into the city is a subscription to the Huntington Theatre Company. The tickets are for the Saturday matinee, which leaves the option for a lunchtime or...
View Articleffwd: ispahan loaf cake
Photo from David Austin RosesThis week for French Fridays with Dorie, we made a mysterious cake: Ispahan Loaf Cake. The name itself is exotic. Ispahan is both the name of a city in Iran, formerly the...
View Articleffwd: financiers
This week, we’re baking again for French Fridays with Dorie. After last week’s confusing categorization of a sweet-savory nibble, this week’s recipe is firmly in the land of sweets: financiers....
View ArticleOlive Oil Tasting Party and Lunch with California Olive Ranch #DIYEVOO
When I was at the International Food Bloggers’ Conference in September, I attended a session given by California Olive Ranch to learn more about olive oil and taste the oils in their product line....
View Articlevisitandine {ffwd}
Who wants cake? On deck this week for French Fridays with Dorie is a simple buttery cake called Visitandine, named after the order of French nuns who created this recipe. I’ll admit, I had near...
View ArticlePound Cake and Panade #MyParisKitchen {CtBF}
The end of the year is coming fast, and November has been crazy! I had a quick visit to Philadelphia to meet up with my sisters for a happy family event. We packed in the activities, as we always...
View ArticleAugust Fare {CtBF} #EverydayDorie
I think it was January 2019 when Epicurious launched the Cook90 challenge, challenging home cooks to prepare 3 meals a day at home for an entire month. I’m not one for that type of challenge so I...
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