Food Photo Gallery

(Not So) Chique

One often hears complaints about how things aren’t the way they used to be, how everything is going downhill fast, […]

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  • August 8, 2005
Peach Apricot Compote with Red Poppy Cream

I seem to have a particular fondness for the red poppy, its fragile fluttering silhouette and its thread-thin stem, too […]

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  • August 5, 2005
Homemade Ricotta

The minute I read Heidi’s post about making your own ricotta and her comment that “this ricotta tastes and smells […]

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  • August 3, 2005
Fleur de Courgette and Other Food Gifts

Oh gifts, gifts, gifts! Is there anything sweeter in life than having your friends go out and find something just […]

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  • August 1, 2005
Zucchini and Chicken Salad with Raspberry Vinegar

[Zucchini and Chicken Salad with Raspberry Vinegar] Ever since I served raw zucchini sticks with my anchoïade a few weeks […]

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  • July 28, 2005
Panzanella

Authenticity can be a fine line to tread when it comes to cooking. Dishes and recipes originate in certain parts […]

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  • July 25, 2005
Raspberry Muffins with Cacao Nibs

Today’s recipe is for cacao-nib-topped raspberry muffins. I see raspberries as a sort of baking commodity, like chocolate chips or […]

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  • July 24, 2005
Wild Strawberries from the Garden

Fraises des bois du jardin High up on my life list is to one day have a garden, a vegetable […]

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  • July 21, 2005
Hazelnut and Nectarine Gratin

In French, a portrait chinois (literally “Chinese portrait”) is a kind of riddle in which one person tries to guess […]

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  • July 19, 2005
Fresh Cheese and Cilantro Dip

Last week we organized a little impromptu dinner party at our place with our dear neighbor-friends Stéphan and Patricia, and […]

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  • July 18, 2005
Soft Wheatberry Salad with Zucchini and Apricots

[Soft Wheatberry Salad with Zucchini and Apricots] I am a great lover of all things grain. Quinoa, bulgur, kamut, buckwheat, […]

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  • July 15, 2005
Swimming Cherries, Hazelnut Rosemary Tuiles

[Swimming Cherries, Hazelnut Rosemary Tuiles] I have a new piece appearing today in NPR‘s weekly Kitchen Window column. The recipe […]

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  • July 13, 2005
The Cook Next Door: a Meme

As my trusted friend the Webster tells us, a meme is “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from […]

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  • July 11, 2005
Food and the City: Food Shopping

Besides eating out at restaurants, what is the other capital dimension through which to explore a city and its food […]

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  • July 8, 2005

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