Author Archives: Kerry

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

The Secret Ingredient (Dijon Mustard) Part 2: Warm Green Bean Salad with Shallots and Mustard

RECIPE: Warm Green Bean Salad with Shallots and Mustard

Okay, so strictly speaking, this recipe does not use Dijon mustard. But if we change this month’s ingredient to Mustard from Dijon, then this still counts. These green beans make use of old-fashioned mustard (moutarde à l’ancien) from Dijon, and … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Easy, Eat, Recipes, Salad, Series, Sides, Soup & Salad, The Secret Ingredient, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Friday, August 19th, 2011

French in a Flash: Herby Goat Cheese Ball (with multigrain baguette!)

RECIPE: Herby Goat Cheese

Right now, all I want to do is eat outside. Al fresco. En plein air. It’s summer, but it’s also August, which means summer’s a temporary situation. And I’m not one to let anything pass, a sample sale or a … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Bread & Butter, Dips, Spreads, Preserves, Easy, Eat, For a Crowd, French in a Flash, Recipes, Series, Vegetarian

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Cheapskate Spaghetti

RECIPE: Cheapskate Spaghetti

I just moved into a new apartment in London with Mr. English. And I’ve been doing a lot of what I call “apartment cooking.” I don’t have all my pots and pans yet, the kitchen’s small, and frankly, I just … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Cheap, Easy, Eat, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, Sides, Starches, Watch, Working Girl Dinners

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Mirepoix

I loved the little town of Mirepoix, even though I guess, strictly speaking, it doesn’t have the grandiosity of Monte Carlo, or Cannes, or St. Tropez. The breathtaking, terrible beauty of the Provençal perched villages of Les Baux, or Eze. … Continue reading …

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Categories: Toulouse, Voyages

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Franglais: Black Bruised Berry Meringue Mash

RECIPE: Black Bruised Berry Meringue Mash

There are times for frilly, doily-edged tarts. For desserts that come after a meal and before you stop eating. That is not what I want right now. Now, I feel like something so naughty, I will grin about it and … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Desserts, Easy, Eat, Franglais, Fruit, Recipes, Series, Vegetarian

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

GIVEAWAY! Jessica Seinfeld’s Double Delicious: Good Food for Busy, Complicated Lives

I have professional crushes–and they’re always women. Leave the romantic crushes for the men. Professional crushes are women who do what I do, or something I wish I did, in a way that I find so tantalizing that I wish … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

I’m Lovin’ the Croque McDo

I’m a total sucker for fast food, as I’ve said SO many times. I guess you would think that a French food writer might be something of a snob. I’m a bons, the opposite of a snob. Snob backwards, inside … Continue reading …

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Categories: Côte d'Azur, Paris, Provence, Toulouse, Voyages