Basta pasta potato salad from Everyday Dorie in a white bowl on a wooden table.

Cook the Book Fridays: Basta pasta potato salad from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Basta pasta potato salad is, contrary to what you might think, a potato-only salad (no pasta) and is named for a New York restaurant that is, according to Dorie “really Italian, slightly Asian and very happy to be indescribable, kind … Read more

Cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake from Everyday Dorie on a cutting board.

Cook the Book Fridays: Cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake is an easy, tasty, practically fail-proof cake that I made on my first weekend in France and shared with (a lot of!) neighbours who all appreciated it – as is or with a little butter. Dorie says: … Read more

Dorie Greenspan's Mostly Rhubarb Pie from Everyday Dorie on a white plate.

Cook the Book Fridays: Mostly Rhubarb Pie from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Mostly Rhubarb Pie (p 288) is a sweet tart dough crust filled with custard and (mostly) rhubarb and strawberries. I was still trying to clean out my large chest freezer so I used a pre-made crust – a little more … Read more

Soy-Sauce Eggs and Sticky Rice from Everyday Dorie in a small bowl topped with sesame seeds and green onions.

Cook the Book Fridays: Soy-Sauce Eggs and Sticky Rice from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Soy-Sauce Eggs and Sticky Rice sure sounded fabulous when I was flipping through the book – I love rice and eggs – but for whatever reason, I missed the part where the eggs were “cooked” in the soy sauce – … Read more

Eton Mess from Everyday Dorie in a blue plate.

Cook the Book Fridays: Eton Mess from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is one of my favourite dishes to eat – Eton Mess. As you can see from my photo, I embraced the “mess” part of the title too LOL! What is Eton Mess? According to Wikipedia, it’s  “a traditional Englishdessert … Read more