David Lebovitz’s latest book, Drinking French, was released on March 4th 2020. In calendar days it’s not that long ago but in #lifeinthetimeofcorona it’s like a million years ago. The world was a completely different place back when I tucked this book in my carry-on bag to take the long, long flight to Australia, so … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen – Chicken with Mustard – is notable for two reasons: It’s the recipe on the cover of the book and It’s our FINAL RECIPE from this book Yup – since February 2016, twice a month I’ve blogged about the recipes from … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen – Tarte Tropézienne – is one I’ve made before, for Tuesdays with Dorie (from Baking Chez Moi) back in 2016. It’s basically a giant brioche bun filled with pastry cream (or a variation) and topped with pearl sugar. I’ve actually tasted … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was one I’d made before a number of years ago using a different recipe. It’s reminiscent of a favorite store-bought dessert I love to eat in France… SO. GOOD. Here’s my version from a number of years ago: David’s version is … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was one we’d put off, I guess, because maybe people were all like “where on earth do I get a guinea hen?” (me included). Turns out that a 1.13kg chicken is an excellent stand in for a guinea hen and fits … Read more
Those of us who cooked our way through Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table made a version of this week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen way back in 2011. Gnocchi à la Parisienne is basically choux pastry, lightly poached in simmering water, then baked in béchamel sauce. Um, … Read more