August Nominations

by on July 20, 2012 in nominate

Leave all your ideas For next month and i’ll get them posted on Sunday. (currently on vacation, sorry for the lapse in LYL)

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24 Responses to “August Nominations”

  1. Diane July 20, 2012 at 10:51 AM #

    I’m always happy to hear that someone is taking a vacation, but could it be possible for you to schedule the posts or have someone else post when you are away. I have prepared meals and posts with the hopes of sharing my results with others only to have been disappointed that I couldn’t connect for yet another week.

    • KarenP July 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM #

      I’d also like to see the “missing” LYLs put up so we can share our posts from the last few weeks.

    • Diane July 20, 2012 at 5:07 PM #

      My suggestions for August are:
      crab-avocado ravioli (185)
      Cafe salle pleyel hamburger (240)
      scallop and onion tastes fine (168)
      baby bok choy sugar snap & garlic papillote (348)

    • Create Amazing Meals July 23, 2012 at 5:59 PM #

      I completely agree with Diane and Rose. We all need a break from life now and then, but when the site is down for weeks with no advance notice or explanation, it’s frustrating. We’ve all done our part by keeping up with the recipes. It’s nice that someone took the initiative to start a group on Facebook, but this should be the primary place for posting.

      I know many Doristas have offered their support, so I’m sure we can work something out. It’s standard for sites to have multiple, or back-up, administrators. It doesn’t diminish the role of anyone.

      How about those missing LYLs? Can we expect to see those soon?

  2. KarenP July 20, 2012 at 12:21 PM #

    Laurie, A few of us put some August suggestions in the July Nominations post so you should look there for more ideas. Here are mine:

    tomato-cheese tartlets (164)
    chicken basquaise (210)
    tomatoes provencal (344)
    peach melba (477)

  3. Cher July 20, 2012 at 12:48 PM #

    I pasted this from the suggestions that I posted in July’s as Karen noted above.

    Five Fridays in August! Woot!

    sablé breton galette with berries (464-5)
    Dieter’s tartine (p 38)
    Minted Zucchini Tagliatelle with Cucumbers and Lemon pg.124
    fresh orange pork tenderloin p.273
    Tomato-Cheese Tartlets (164) (not a huge tomato fan, but they are in season…)

  4. Lola's Kitchen July 20, 2012 at 12:57 PM #

    sablé breton with berries (464-5)
    fresh orange pork tenderloin (273)
    tomato cheese tartlets (164)
    crab avocado ravioli (185)

  5. rosa July 20, 2012 at 2:31 PM #

    Thanks Lauri. I think that the French Fridays with Dorie site is in need of a second administrator, I know that several of us have volunteered in the past and it would be nice if we could pick one of those volunteers to help out. We have such a great community here, made up of some really dedicated home cooks who keep right on cooking and posting despite some sometimes funny, and sometimes not so funny obstacles. A missing LYL is a pretty minor obstacle in the greater scheme of things, but it does make it a little more difficult for us all to come together each week.

    You’ve done a great job bringing the group together and I, for one, am very appreciative. French Fridays with Dorie has been a great adventure for me. It’s completely understandable that life is going to get in the way and take priority over a FFwD post on occasion. But it would be nice to have a backup for those times. Maybe also someone who could bring back the Questions posts, I miss those sometimes.

    Hope you are enjoying your vacation.

  6. onewetfoot July 20, 2012 at 3:13 PM #

    Here’s the suggestions I posted under the July link:

    Minted Zucchini Tagliatelle with Cucumbers and Lemon (124)
    Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines, and Basil (320-1)
    Tomatoes Provençal (344-5)
    Peach Melba (477)

    I think at least Kathy and Rosa had suggestions there that haven’t been reposted here, yet.

  7. Candy July 20, 2012 at 9:54 PM #

    Thinking of what’s fresh and plentiful here right now.

    Tomato cheese tartlets, p164-5
    Chicken basquaise, p 211-12
    Warm scallop salad with corn, nectarines and basil, p320-21
    Whole cherry clafoutis, p452-3

  8. rosa July 21, 2012 at 8:26 AM #

    And here are my suggestions for August:

    Minted Zucchini Tagliatelle with Cucumbers and Lemon (124)
    Tomato-Cheese Tartlets (164)
    Warm Scallop Salad with Corn, Nectarines, and Basil (320-1)
    Peach Melba (477)

  9. Bakeawaywithme July 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM #

    I am all for the Peach Melba pg. 477,
    Warm Scallop salad pg. 320,
    Tomato Cheese tartlets pg. 164
    Minted Zucchini Tagliatelle with Cucumbers and Lemon pg.124
    I’d be happy with almost any of these suggestions….everything sounds great!

  10. betsyp July 21, 2012 at 9:58 PM #

    All these ideas look great to me. I would be particularly excited about Peach Melba.

  11. acookingmizer July 22, 2012 at 2:03 PM #

    I would suggest:
    Goat Cheese and Strawberry Tartine (44)
    Cafe Style Grated Carrot Salad (107)
    Duck Breast with Fresh Peaches (230)
    Crab-Avocado “Ravioli” (185)
    Moules Mariniere (312)

  12. mardi@eatlivetravelwrite July 27, 2012 at 1:17 AM #

    I’m going to have to rely on one of you to send me the scanned recipes. I had hoped this would be posted before today so Neil could scan them and bring them to France with him for our holiday cooking but he leaves in a few hours and I don’t see the August recipe schedule anywhere :(

    • Cher July 27, 2012 at 10:42 AM #

      Mardi – I can do that.

    • MARY July 28, 2012 at 12:23 PM #

      Cher, I’ve got your back on this. Let me know if you run out of time.

      • Cher July 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM #

        Mission accomplished – thanks for the offer to back up :-)

  13. kmdevone July 29, 2012 at 4:24 PM #

    So there’s not something wrong with just my computer and Dorie’s site, what a relief!

    Love all the recipes nominated, looking forward to cooking any and all of them!

    Hopefully the quicker recipes will be posted first as we love watching the Olympics in our house.

  14. tricia July 30, 2012 at 7:34 AM #

    It would be great if the recipes could go up – many of us needed them the weekend before the “due date” and now it is Monday. I am not traveling to France like Mardi but I am now away on business so missed the chance to get the recipe done……please consider a FFWD backup.

  15. PaulaM July 30, 2012 at 9:50 AM #

    I agree with all of you, where are the recipes? Can we find another way to have them a week before the month ends so we can organize accordingly?
    When a group starts to have this lapses, it just becomes a very here and there idea and is not taken seriously…

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