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Category Archives: French
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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Pork Cheeks with Red Coco Beans
In France, pork cheeks are classified as “les abats” or offal because they are attached to the pig’s head. The head, considered by no Frenchman ever as a thrown away item, is part of the stripped carcass. I don’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish
Tagged cooking, food, food photography, French, fresh beans, olives, pork cheeks, recipe, tajine
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Pork
Back in the day, when we were in Niger, I remember being invited to a pig roast hosted by another American and his Vietnamese wife. I will never forget this barbecue because when the pig was done, every inch of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Sandwich
Tagged cooking, food, food photography, French ribs, grilling, pork belly, recipe, sandwich, thyme, turnips
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Fish Mongery
The absolute first thing I wanted to do after my arrival was to go to Steve the fishmonger at L’Ambiance des Halles, and I did. Although I’ve gotten off to a slow start; the weather was a horrendous 96 F … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables
Tagged bacon, cooking, food, food photography, peas, recipe, shallots, side dish, Vegetables
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Les Cerises de Pascal
Pascal is a maraîcher or truck gardener, mainly supplying lettuce and cabbage to the sellers in the farmers’ market and local supermarkets. I think of him as the lettuce man and he is also the petit chouchou of my friend … Continue reading
