Category Archives: Recipes

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Avocado and Tomato “Canapé” Toasts

RECIPE: Avocado and Tomato "Canapé" Toasts

I just made these for dinner from some scraps lurking in my fridge. So good and buttery and summery fresh. Perfect with pinot grigio. Delish.

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Cheap, Easy, Eat, For a Crowd, Recipes, Vegetarian

Monday, September 5th, 2011

The Recipe for the Perfect Labor Day Picnic

RECIPE: Crispy Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches

Admittedly, I did mine a day early, which I why I have the recipes to show you. My best friend and her fiancé and my parents and I all sat out on our terrace before heading out into the torrid … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Bread & Butter, Easy, Eat, Recipes, Sandwiches

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

French in a Flash: Provençal Sablés

RECIPE: Provençal Sablés

When I took Air France’s navette shuttle plane from Nice to Paris last month, I was enchanted. The male flight attendant paid me almost medieval-level chivalrous courtesies. Women traveled with dogs on leashes and in the laps, as they ate … Continue reading …

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Categories: Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Bakery, Bread & Butter, Easy, Eat, For a Crowd, French in a Flash, Recipes, Series, Vegetarian

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Franglais: My French Filet-Of-Fish

RECIPE: My French Filet O Fish

I love burgers. But I hate myself afterwards. What feels good in the act always leaves me feeling sick, full, and out of control. So I consider my love of fish sandwiches, fish burgers, I call them, to be a … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Bread & Butter, Eat, Franglais, Recipes, Sandwiches, Series

Monday, August 29th, 2011

The Secret Ingredient (Dijon Mustard) Part 3: Filet Mignon with Mustard Butter

RECIPE: Filet Mignon with Mustard Butter

I think, since Dijon mustard is a French invention, that it’s only appropriate to use it in a French preparation. Steak with butter. Genius. Tender, but firm, meat, dripping in rivulets of melting cream-sweet, soft butter, that contrasts but complements … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Easy, Eat, Main Courses, Meat, Recipes, Series, The Secret Ingredient

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

French in a Flash: Campanelle with Eggplant Caviar

RECIPE: Campanelle with Eggplant Caviar

One thing (one of the many things) I love about France is the way the French Frenchify everything that they can’t already lay claim to. Last week on my blog, I wrote about how the French have even managed to … Continue reading …

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Categories: 60 Minutes, Cheap, French in a Flash, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, Sides, Starches, Vegetarian, Vegetarian

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

From the Working Girl Vault: Rare Sesame Seared Tuna

RECIPE: Sesame Seared Tuna

This video was shot back in Florida. More London videos to come in October! I have a bone-deep weakness for anything that looks hard but is confidentially easy. In food, in fashion, in any part of life. It gives me … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Easy, Eat, Fish, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, Watch, Working Girl Dinners