French Fridays with Dorie

You’ve nominated and voted. Mary and I broke the 4th place tie. Admin’s choice this month is our participation in Food Revolution Day on Friday, May 17, spearheaded by Mardi. See this post for more details. The schedule is: May 3: Creamy Mushroom & Eggs (p.163) May 10: Coupetade (p.419) May 17: Cook’s Choice for [...]

Drum roll, please…. Here it is! April’s schedule of recipes. Hope you’re all pleased with your choices. April 5: Pierre Herme’s Olive Sables (p.12) April 12: Financiers (p.454) April 19: Cod and Spinach Roulades (p.292) April 26: Swiss chard pancakes (p.350)

March is almost here. Time to start saying goodbye to winter and hello to spring. Here’s the lineup for March: March 1, 2013: chicken breasts diable (p.217) March 8, 2013: cheesy crème brulee (p.148) March 15, 2013: orange-scented lentil soup (p.90) March 22, 2013: ispahan loaf cake (p.440) March 29, 2013: lemon-steamed spinach (p.331) Have [...]

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Here’s the February recipe schedule, including a romantic dessert for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy! february 1, 2013: brown sugar squash and brussels sprouts en papillote (p.352) february 8, 2013: fresh orange pork tenderloin (p.273) february 15, 2013: coeur à la crème (p.425) february 22, 2013: cheating on winter pea soup (p.59)

We know you all are crazy busy right now. To simplify, Laurie, Mary, and I made an executive decision on January’s recipes. We’ll get back to the usual nomination/voting cycle for February. Here it is: January 4, 2013: herb-speckled spaetzle (p372) January 11, 2013: long and slow apples (p390) January 18, 2013: chicken liver gateaux [...]

Here’s the December recipe schedule. Hopefully our choices will add some new dishes to your holiday lineup. Note that in order to balance the menu, we made some adjustments after the final voting. (Two soups were in the top 4, so we offer just one, selecting the most popular.) Happy Holidays to all! December 7, [...]

November will soon be upon us. Here’s the schedule for November. The recipe for the week of Thanksgiving is an easy one for those who are celebrating. November 2, 2012: Mushroom and Shallot Quiche (p.162) November 9, 2012: Top-secret chocolate mousse (p.421) November 16, 2012: Goat Cheese Mini Puffs (p.7) November 23, 2012: Herbed olives [...]

Here’s the schedule for October, as we start our 3rd year of French Fridays with Dorie. Can you believe it? October 5, 2012: Hummus (p.19) October 12, 2012: Crispy Crackly Apple Almond Tart (p.458) October 19, 2012: Spur-of-the-moment Vegetable Soup (p.74) October 26, 2012: Chicken Tagine with Sweet Potatoes & Prunes (p.212) Thanks to everyone [...]

Here’s the lineup for September: September 7, 2012: eggplant “tartine” with tomatoes, olives, and cucumbers (p. 144-145) September 14, 2012: spiced-poached apples or pears (p.396) September 21, 2012: chicken basquaise (p. 210) September 28, 2012: endives, apples, and grapes (p. 338)