Author Archives: Kerry

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

All the Pretty Paris Meals, 2nd Edition

I like a lot of places. But I love very few. Cities are like people in that way. But I love Paris. Paris, je t’aime. If a city could be a person, Paris would be my best friend. And New … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, Paris, Restaurants, Voyages

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Working Girl Dinners: Tortellini Soup

RECIPE: Tortellini Soup

Waiting to start this series has been like watching the ball drop on New Year’s Eve. So much anticipation. I’m so excited about it. For the longest time, I’ve been writing recipes for four. I never want them to be … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Cheap, Easy, Eat, Main Courses, Recipes, Series, Soup, Soup & Salad, Vegetarian, Vegetarian, Watch, Working Girl Dinners

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The Secret Ingredient (Saffron) Part I: Roasted Eggplant Salad with Saffron Yogurt

RECIPE: Roasted Eggplant Salad with Saffron Yogurt

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. It is a widely touted fact that saffron is the world’s most expensive spice, and that it is collected by hand, the stamens of a crocus flower, plucked by hands, and dried. Thankfully, … Continue reading …

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

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Two-Ingredient Pain au Chocolat

RECIPE: Two-Ingredient Pain au Chocolat

When Mr. English and I are in Paris, he always orders the same breakfast: omelette nature, café noir, and pain au chocolat (that’s a plain omelet, black coffee, and chocolate croissant). Apparently, it’s a really funny order because my step-father … Continue reading …

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Categories: 30 Minutes, Bakery, Bread & Butter, Breakfast & Brunch, Cheap, Easy, Eat, Pastries, Recipes, Vegetarian

Friday, February 25th, 2011

French in a Flash: Boursin and Tomato Mini Tartines

RECIPE: Boursin and Tomato Mini Tartines

Get the whole story at Serious Eats. Easy does it. Tartines, one-sided sandwiches topped with, usually, one thing, are easy. And they do the trick. In Paris, I have my little places where I know I can get a tartine … Continue reading …

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

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Welcome back to French Revolution!

BIENVENUE Today is a big, big, big, big day (to quote from the great book I just finished: The Hunger Games). I started this blog, French Revolution, on April 13, 2008. I can’t take all the credit—it wasn’t my idea. … Continue reading …

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Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Franglais: Fried Calamari Persillade

RECIPE: Fried Calamari Persillade

Get the whole story at The Huffington Post. Somewhere in the bowels of the Natural History Museum in New York City there is a giant squid. I’m not sure if the room still exists today as it did back in … Continue reading …

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Categories: 15 Minutes, Appetizers & Hors D’Oeuvres, Cheap, Eat, Fish, For a Crowd, Franglais, Main Courses, Recipes, Series