This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen was merveilleux – gorgeous meringues sandwiched together with cream, coated in cream and rolled in chocolate. Sounds wonderful, right? I’ve actually been fortunate enough to enjoy merveilleux from Au Merveilleux de Fred several times during trips to Paris and they are, indeed, … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen is a classic – coq au vin. Chicken (or chicken pieces) is braised in wine with bacon, mushrooms, garlic along with a handful of carrots and onion. Pearl onions are added towards the end. It’s a delightful dish that makes your house … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen used the leftover salt cod and potato purée from the recipe we made a couple of weeks ago. Well actually some of us had to make an entire new (half) batch of the purée. I had saved some of the original purée … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen – Omelette aux fines herbes – is one I don’t think I’ve ever actually intentionally looked up a recipe for. I mean, who needs a recipe for an omelette, right? Well interestingly, I’m including one in my kids’ French cookbook (because it … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen is one I can’t say I remember ever seeing in a restaurant here in France although I have eaten it in people’s homes. Brandade de morue – or salt cod and potato purée – is a warm dish of puréed potatoes with … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen is a French classic. Pissaladière – or onion tart in English – is a thin-crusted pizza-like tart topped with caramelized onions, anchovies and olives that’s typically enjoyed in the South of France. I’ve made a version of this before for French Fridays … Read more