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Beurre Blanc: minced shallots white wine white whine vinegar lemon juice sugar salt pepper red chili flakes parsley plus gras butter…add after heat has been turned off. Melt into shallot mixture one tablespoon at a time. Rice Pilaf: 1 c. basmati rice 1 1/2 c. chicken stock 1/2 yellow onion Butter Rosemary Thyme Salt Saute…
[singlepic id=897 w= h= float=none] Ingredients: pears (a type that are firm when ripe and won’t disintegrate during poaching (e.g. Bosc), or a mix of some firm for texture and some mushy for a richer sauce) brandy port honey white truffle infused honey cinnamon vanilla nutmeg cardamom
L’Arpege 84, rue de Varenne 75007 PARIS Tel : +33 (0)1 47 05 09 06 So, it’s my first trip to Paris, I want a Michelin meal. Before we leave I call American Express and have their concierge book reservations for us. I give her a list of restaurants and she gets us into L’Arpege…
1517 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, California 94709 Café Reservations: (510) 548-5049 Restaurant Reservations: (510) 548-5525 April 2001 The odds were definitely not in our favor: Saturday night, no reservations. For some reason, luck was on our side and we got a table. The menu changes daily according to the fresh garden finds and the deliveries of…
If you’re a regular here, you’ll know I don’t bake so you’re probably wondering….PIE?? Well, these are from my mom. She knows how to bake! My favorite is the Lemon Meringue. I once sat down with a whole one and a fork and just kept eating. Grandmother’s Raisin Pie 1 c. Raisins 1 c. Boiling…
Sooke Harbour House 1528 Whiffen Spit Road Sooke, British Columbia, Canada 250-642-3421 This review is long overdue and because of that I’m afraid my memory won’t hold up to the complexity of the dishes we had while at Sooke. I’m not saying we didn’t have fabulous and memorable meals by any means though. The meal…
[singlepic id=896 w= h= float=none] Puree in blender: ~5 cups cantaloupe and/or honeydew 1 T grated ginger 1 T lemon juice Chill for at least 2 hours Stir in 1-2 T. powdered sugar if the melons are sweet enough Pour in Champagned to taste (optional)
Bayona French Quarter 430 Dauphine St. (bet. Conti & St. Louis Sts.) New Orleans, LA (504) 525-4455 I did my food research before departing for New Orleans. I visited Zagat’s Web site and looked for the highest food ratings I could find in the French Quarter with the lowest pomposity level. I stumble upon Bayona…