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French Fridays with Dorie: Chicken Tagine with Sweet Potatoes & Prunes

cookbooks, Dorie Greenspan, FFWDorie | August 1, 2015October 26, 2012 by Mardi Michels

You can tell that I wasn’t feeling too hot when I made this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe (Chicken Tagine with Sweet Potatoes & Prunes, p 212). When I came to look at the pictures last night I was like “Oh my – a big old bowl of stew. Unattractively plated.” No, it was … Read more

Les Petits Chefs: Improv in the kitchen with Mairlyn Smith, (P. H.Ec.)

cooking with kids, les petits chefs, main course | June 13, 2019May 2, 2012 by Mardi Michels

This was “one of those weeks”. You know. When you heap a lot on your plate at the buffet and sometimes a little bit falls off on your way back to the table. Or in this case, doesn’t make it onto the plate at all. This week’s Petits Chefs adventure was a lesson in improvisation … Read more