Something big happened in my life a couple years ago. Taylor Shellfish Farms opened a store in my neighborhood. I'm a huge fan of, well, any shellfish to be honest. But mussels - moules in French - make me weak at the knees. Combined with fries and a crisp glass of white wine, … [Read more...] about Moules à la Mariniére
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Recipe: French Onion Quiche
Quiche is like pizza -- it can be made with almost anything. Although it sounds posh, quiche one of my fridge clean-out dishes. I rummage through the crisper drawers, explore the pull-out where I keep cheese and poke through other nooks to see what needs to be used up that might … [Read more...] about Recipe: French Onion Quiche
Recipe: Homemade Finishing Butter
(Note: This was posted prior to the unfortunate collapse of Paula Deen's culinary empire - KF) Eater National reports that "midst of a weak attempt at rebranding herself as healthy," Food Network star Paula Deen launched a line of "finishing butters" for WalMart. So the woman who … [Read more...] about Recipe: Homemade Finishing Butter
Recipe: How to Make an Omelet (video lesson)
One of my chefs at Le Cordon Bleu once said, "If you can make an omelet, you'll never be hungry." So true. An omelet is inexpensive, versatile and amazingly quick to prepare. While it's typically thought of as a breakfast dish, British food writer Elizabeth David wrote about an … [Read more...] about Recipe: How to Make an Omelet (video lesson)
Chicken Cordon Bleu with Mornay Sauce
Let’s set the record straight: The Paris-based cooking school has nothing to do with this dish. The specific origins remain a bit of a mystery, but the original (with veal) is likely a cousin in Germany’s schnitzel family, and may have originated in Austria. Taste the ham and … [Read more...] about Chicken Cordon Bleu with Mornay Sauce
