Making a terrine or pate en terrine is not as easy as making a meatloaf. I’ve read so many recipes in various books from well-respected […]
Tag: French Cooking
Confit de Porc
Confit has to be one of the most reward to effort ratio meat preparations that exist. Salt and season, cook gently in fat, store, reheat […]
Duck Fat Potato Cake
I am doing a lot of cooking these days as usual, it is just getting tougher to bring up the energy to post a lot. […]
Cod Almondine, Spinach in Almond Cream and Lemon Sauce
Fish Almondine is a classic dish. Usually made with trout. The fish is floured and sauteed in brown butter with almonds. The sauce is finished […]
Bouchon: Salmon Tartar
A process more than a recipe. I bought some really lovely salmon and decided to make tartar with some of it and had no intention […]
Glandoulat: Red Beans and Pork with Carrots from the Southwest of France
Cool name but really this is a delicious classic combination of pork and beans made all the more refined and nuanced because it’s another recipe […]
Halibut en Paupiette, Leek Royale, Red Wine Sauce
One thing off the top here: Leek royale is awesome velvety delicious stuff. Ok, now that I’m done with that, the rest of this dish […]
Le Ratatouille
Summer is winding down (sure it is October, but this is Houston…summer goes all the way to November sometimes) and the summer produce is really […]
Cassoulet and Green Salad, Country Bread and Red Wine, Walnut Tart – A Dinner from Southwest France
A long titled post suitable to a properly labor-intensive and delicious cold-weather meal. Both the Toulouse-style Cassoulet and the Walnut Tart are based on Paula Wolfert’s recipes in […]