Author Archives: Kerry

Monday, July 11th, 2011

The Secret Ingredient (Ginger Jam) Part III: Sweet Ginger-Seared Tuna

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. What I love best about ginger jam is the spicy caramel. Put it on anything, and add some sharp heat; the jam bubbles up, and darkens, and sticks, and turns straight to caramel … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Eat, Fish, For a Crowd, Individual, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, The Secret Ingredient

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Franglais: Garlic-oholic Roasted Haricots Verts

RECIPE: Garlic-oholic Roasted Haricots Verts

This is one of those un-photogenic recipes that gets little fanfare. But it is so good. If you want an easy veg, this is the one. Green garlicky goodness. Mr. English asks for it every night. Get the whole story … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Cheap, Easy, Eat, Franglais, Recipes, Series, Sides, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Some Favorite French Restaurants NOT in France

For those of us who have to eat from afar. Most of these are in NYC and London, so if you have other local favorites, please add them in the comments! This way, if you want to go out next … Continue reading …

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Categories: California, London, New York, Restaurants, Voyages

Friday, July 8th, 2011

French in a Flash: Lentil and Sausage Soup

RECIPE: Lentil and Sausage Soup

It may seem strange to make soup in the summer, but I actually find soup suppers to be light, but satisfying. Get the whole story on Serious Eats. There’s nothing so French as a lentil. So lowly, cheap, simple. And … Continue reading …

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Categories: Cheap, Eat, French in a Flash, Recipes, Series, Soup, Soup & Salad

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Interactive Paris Playlist

A party is nothing without music. But I’ll admit it. My taste in French music borders on antiquated, but I just love that gilded, moonlit, Midnight in Paris view of France, and that is encapsulated, for me, in the classics, … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Moules Marinière!

RECIPE: Moules Marinière

In honor of Bastille Week here on French Rev, I’m doing a francophile Working Girls this week. I surveyed some of my friends who inspired the series, and they told me they did sometimes want to learn how to make … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Cheap, Easy, Eat, Fish, For a Crowd, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, Watch, Working Girl Dinners

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

BASTILLE GIVEAWAY! Enter to win a free copy of Ina Garten’s Barefoot in Paris

Normally in my giveaways, I give away a new cookbook. But this week, in honor of Bastille Day, I’m giving away a favorite cookbook: Barefoot in Paris, by Ina Garten. The book is beautiful to look at, full of color-saturated … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds