Category Archives: Working Girl Dinners

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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Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners Goes Moroccan!

RECIPE: Merguez Bake with Peppers and Couscous

I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating. My grandmother, my Mémé, was born in Casablanca, making her a teenager around the time of Rick’s Café Americain (if only Humphrey Bogart ever really lived there). She came to France as … Continue reading …

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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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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Chicken Paillard Salad

RECIPE: Chicken Paillard Salad with Arugula, Fennel, and Apples

Looks pretty gourmet, doesn’t it?  Thinly pounded, grilled chicken breast topped with an arugula, fennel, and apple salad.  No one would assume you threw it together on a George Foreman. This is such an easy, healthy dinner.  Chicken paillard, inspired … Continue reading …

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Multigrain Cacio e Pepe

RECIPE: Multigrain Cacio e Pepe

There is no denying that there’s something about pasta after a long day.  It’s done in ten minutes, and it fills you up in more ways than one.  There’s something undeniably comforting a too-big bowl of something warm and simple. … Continue reading …

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Monday, May 16th, 2011

MEATLESS MONDAY meets WORKING GIRL DINNERS: Speedy Three-Beany Veggie Chili

RECIPE: Speedy Veggie Chili

Now that I’m back in the UK with Mr. English, I have become deeply suspicious of American food abroad.  I had a burger a couple of nights ago–it was okay.  I won’t get it into it.  But then I went … Continue reading …

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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

WORKING GIRL DINNERS: Easy-Baked Garlic and Herb Scallops (with Gnocchi!)

RECIPE: Easy-Baked Garlic and Herb Scallops

If you have friends coming over after work, this is what you have to make.  I know I said last week’s Working Girl Dinner was my favorite, but this might be my new favorite.  I don’t know!  What a hard … Continue reading …

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