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- Three-Allium Soup For The Soul: A French Onion How-To
You can tell that I love French onion soup with a pure heart because I can do without the cheese. (I’ve seen her without makeup on, and she’s beautiful.) It’s not that I have anything against fistfuls of melted gruyère–I just don’t see the soup as a melted gruyère delivery mechanism.
The recipe is astonishingly transformative, […]
- Grapefruit-Shiitake Soba With Ersatz Ponzu
Today, I took a long, hard look at the décor of my new apartment and saw that it was strongly reminiscent of…my blog.
Really. My sofa is white, with orange cushions. My dining table is white, with red chairs. The walls are white (well, a pale beige), the wardrobe and the chest of drawers are white, […]
- Salade Niçoise À Ma Façon
(Salade niçoise my way, or, the second installment of Salads That Are A Lot Of Work To Make.)
Bon 14 juillet à tous–happy Bastille Day! This salade niçoise is my little way of marking a holiday that I’ve been celebrating since I first began learning French at the age of 4. My parents sent me […]
- Cold Poached Asparagus, Red Pepper Emulsion And Garlic Chips
This is an awful lot of work for a salad, I admit. But I was in the mood for something elaborate. Like, bust-out-the-mandoline-and-immersion-blender/push-through-a-sieve/use-three-different-pots elaborate. And it was worth every dirty utensil.
After more than two weeks of stovelessness and four appointments with the gas company, I finally have a semi-functioning gas range. The latest technician was […]
