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Category Archives: French
Road Trip: Au Pied de Cochon Montreal
In June 2010, I read about a restaurant in Montreal, featuring French Canadian cuisine called Au Pied de Cochon. I was salivating. At the time I was somewhere in Africa and Montreal was an impossible dream. A cookbook was mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Canadian, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged food, duck, restaurant, foie gras, Quebec, Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal
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Balsamic Marinated Duck Breast with Asparagus
The breed of duck most consumed in the U.S. is the Pekin, originally imported from China. The flavor and texture differs from the Muscovy (canard de barbarie) found in France because it’s a different bird and probably because of breeding … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged asparagus, balsamic, cooking, duck breast, food, food photography
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Creole Duck Breast with Warm Broccoli Coleslaw
Got a big winter haul of duck from the farm in New York; breasts, legs and a little “duck ham.” Now that I have a freezer, sky’s the limit 🙂 I rubbed this duck with Emeril’s essence before searing. A … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged broccoli slaw, cooking, creole, duck breast, food, food photography
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Veal Chops with Sage Mustard Sauce
It’s been a very good year for our herb garden, even the stubborn, gangster basil looks good! We’ve got fennel fronds, parsley, weed like oregano, rosemary and two varieties of sage that are almost bushes. Autumn is a good … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged cooking, Dijon, food, food photography, French, mustard sauce, recipe, sage, veal chop
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Mushrooms in Port Sauce
It’s mushroom season in France with dozens of varieties of mushrooms. Envious, I trolled the stores here and found these crimini mushrooms. I wanted to make these with sherry but ruby port was all I had. Still good. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, side dish, Vegetables
Tagged cooking, food, mushrooms, port, recipe, sauce, side dish, vegetarian
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The Spice of Life
As an adult, I’ve always looked for variety in the food I eat; bored by the “Wednesday meatloaf” of childhood, I first found interest and inspiration in the ethnic foods of the U.S. Travel broadened my food horizons in both … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, side dish
Tagged bouchots, Brie, Chicken, chillies, cooking, food, food photography, fresh bacon, grill, Korean, Mediterranean, mussels, pannini, quail eggs, romano beans, spinach, turkey
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