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French Fridays with Dorie: Warm scallop salad with corn, nectarines and basil

cookbooks, Dorie Greenspan, FFWDorie, salad, scallops, seafood | August 1, 2015August 10, 2012 by Mardi Michels

Hmmmm….. we were all a little dubious of this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe (Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines and Basil, p 320-321). I mean, all the components on their own are wonderful but together they sounded odd. But if Dorie says it will work, it generally does. Considered “exotic” by Dorie’s French … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Blueberry Nectarine Pie

cookbooks, dessert, Dorie Greenspan, pies, Tuesdays with Dorie | September 3, 2016July 31, 2012 by Mardi Michels

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was one I couldn’t wait to try. Blueberry Nectarine Pie (p 384) couldn’t have come at a better time – I’m in Paris with access to beautiful fruit and I loved the idea of slightly tart blueberries with juicy sweet nectarines. But in a pie? Hmmm… Now don’t take … Read more