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bread with preferment/ Chad Robertson/ Levain bread/ my favorites/ Tartine

Tartine Blue Corn Polenta Bread | BBB

The real challenge in bread making is to be on point every step of the way, pushing the limit at times, showing restraint at others and…

January 25, 2018

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classics/ David Lebovitz/ Meat/ my favorites/ Poultry/ winter

Cassoulet: White Bean, Sausage, Duck Confit Casserole

Cassoulet takes time to prepare. It’s a project especially when you make the duck confit from scratch, as we did a few weeks ago. No shortcut…

January 19, 2018

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Chocolate/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ modernist/ my favorites

Chocolate Cherry Sourdough Bread in “Modernist Bread”

The chocolate cherry sourdough bread recipe is published in the New York Times article, “slicing through the myths to rethink bread.” The article reviews the new…

November 6, 2017

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Levain bread/ my favorites/ whole wheat

San Joaquin Sourdough Bread | Best in Crumb and Crust

The credit goes to dmsynder, a Freshloaf bread enthusiast, who bakes and writes extensively on the San Joaquin sourdough bread. When you think your bread baking…

October 23, 2017

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dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer/ Sweet

Brown Butter Peach Tourte | Tuesdays with Dorie

This brown butter peach tourte came out better and bigger than I’ve expected. The caramelized brown butter makes for a fragrant tourte. Furthermore, I made the…

September 12, 2017

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Chad Robertson/ Levain bread/ my favorites/ sourdough/ Tartine/ whole wheat

Tartine Olive Walnut Bread | #Naturally leavened

My husband requested an olive bread which I have not made for quite some time. If you like olives, this Tartine olive walnut bread is irresistible.…

August 15, 2017

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Bake/ breakfast/ Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer

Stone Fruits Clafoutis or Dutch Baby in a Cast-Iron Pan

Cherries, apricots and peaches are at their seasonal best. They are sweet, juicy and luscious; there is nothing I want to eat more. The season for…

July 27, 2017

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David Lebovitz/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer/ Soup/ year round

Vegetable Soup with Basil Puree: Best in Class #Soup

Vegetable soup can be exciting; this recipe is the proof. It can be more than comfort food. This vegetable soup has such depth of flavor that…

July 7, 2017

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cheese/ David Lebovitz/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ pasta/ Side

Fresh Herbed Pasta with Lemon and Ricotta | Is #Fresh Pasta Better?

My dough hands love making fresh pasta. The project this week is fresh herbed pasta at Cook-the-Book-Fridays, the online group whose members are making our way…

June 29, 2017

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enriched dough/ Fry/ my favorites/ Pizza/ quick bread/ Roast/ Side/ summer/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Lavash Flatbreads with Mint Yogurt and Vegetables | Flat’s the Way

  Getting a flatbread recipe to work right, taste great, keep well and a dough that’s foolproof, has been on my list for a long time.…

June 25, 2017

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David Lebovitz/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Salad/ Side/ Simmer

Black Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts

There are three bags of lentil in the pantry: black beluga lentil from Canada, brownish lentil from the Pacific Northwest (Bob’s Red Mill) and red split…

June 16, 2017

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dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Nut

Plain & Simple Almond Cake – Gluten-Free (Tuesdays with Dorie)

Making a cake usually involves four ingredients. This recipe needs only three. Nothing more than its magic trinity of ingredients–eggs, sugar and almond flour, according to…

May 9, 2017

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Artisan bread/ Crack/ David Lebovitz/ French/ modernist/ my favorites/ Salad

Bacon, Sous-Vide Eggs, Garlic Toasts and Escarole Salad – Salade Lyonnaise

  Salade Lyonnaise is universally beloved across France, but not in America. You would think any breakfast-like dishes that answer the early morning cravings for salty…

May 5, 2017

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Artisan bread/ BBB/ my favorites/ Peter Reinhart/ sourdough/ sprouted/ whole grain

Sprouted Sourdough Struan Bread #kingarthurflour | BBB

Struan bread is a traditional bread, and project of the month at BBB, hosted by Elle at Feeding my Enthusiasms. It’s origins are in the Michaelmas…

March 24, 2017

5

Heidi Swanson/ my favorites/ Savory/ Vegetable

Braised Spring Vegetables with a Parchment Lid – IHCC Picture Perfect

What makes a dish picture perfect? Spring vegetables, such as carrots and asparagus, with their brilliance and vibrancy have all the visual appeal I’m looking for.…

March 1, 2017

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David Lebovitz/ my favorites/ Savory/ Yeast bread

Onion Tart (Pissaladière) – Cook-the-book-fridays

  Onion tart is such an ordinary name, but this tart is anything but ordinary. I had this for lunch, because I wanted to take pictures…

December 16, 2016

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Artisan bread/ David Lebovitz/ Jeffery Hamelman/ Levain bread/ my favorites/ sourdough/ Vegetable

Cherry Tomato Crostini with Vermont Sourdough & Herbed Cheese

  Tomatoes are here, in all their glory. Big and small. Red and green. Round and sphere. Perfect time to be making something and everything I…

August 19, 2016

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my favorites/ Salad/ Savory/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Sweet Summer Salad

This is the start of restaurant week in New York city. It’s a great opportunity to explore the diverse offering of international cuisines and to meet…

July 28, 2016

8

Alice Waters/ Curtis Stone/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ pastry/ Savory/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Tomato Tart Goat Cheese Herb Salad with Homemade Crème Fraîche & Ricotta

  The fresh and sunny glow of summer tomatoes is fully echoed in this dish. I can’t decide whether this is really a salad or a…

July 18, 2016

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Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Sweet

Summer Galette | Fall Apple Galette

  Summer galette puts a smile on my face for the wide variety of juicy and delicious fruits I can use in it. This is the…

July 12, 2016

8

my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Savory/ Soup/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Hazelnut and Spinach Pesto

If there is one thing I would change about this dish from Ottolenghi’s NOPI, it is that I wish I have made a double portion. I…

May 23, 2016

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cheese/ my favorites/ Savory/ Side/ Toss/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

NOPI’s Burrata with Blood Orange, Coriander Seeds and Lavender Oil

This dish took my breath away: it’s brilliant in color, ultimate in taste and spectacular in presentation. I stared at the dish for a very long…

May 12, 2016

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my favorites/ pastry/ Savory/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Root Vegetable Deconstructed Pies

pastry dough cut into rounds over the vegetables Pot pies go back to the time of the Romans. In England, meat of all sorts, like chicken,…

March 24, 2016

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Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites/ Sweet

Blood Orange Cake

This recipe is adapted from Dorie Greenspan’s Odile’s fresh orange cake in Baking with Chez Moi. Like all things in life, there are so many ways…

March 8, 2016

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my favorites/ Vegetable/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomelo & Star Anise

Try to think about all the exciting vegetable and citrus (or fruit) combinations that capture my imagination and taste buds, this brussels sprouts and pomelo salad…

February 22, 2016

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