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Roasted Garlic, Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Canapes, or Why My Mom is Awesome Sauce

May 1st, 2012 · 3 Comments · Entertaining, Make Ahead, Recipes, Soups and Starters, Vegetarian

When I attended this past weeks’ Food Bloggers Los Angeles Event, in which the theme was honoring our mothers, I had a lot of choices about what I could make. On the other hand, I am 37 weeks pregnant, and I’m not about to fry up 3 chickens. So I opted for one of my mom’s favorite hors d’oeuvres. It’s simple, flavorful, and pretty effortless, so it pretty much typifies her style.

Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Canapes

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Chicken Bouillabaisse (Electric Pressure Cooker Recipe)

March 30th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Poultry, Recipes, weeknight dinners

Along the Cote D’Azur, pretty much every restaurant offers a version of fish soup. Made with the local catch, it is always served with croutons, rouille (a garlic and saffron mayonnaise), and cheese. I had been craving a good soupe de poissons but not the trip to the fishmonger to get the bones to make the stock and the fish to puree into the soup and .. . well, you get the idea. Chicken bouillabaisse, though less traditional, is infinitely simpler, and offers many of the same flavors. I make mine with fennel, herbes de provence, and, because I had it, a pinch of lavender, all of which are ubiquitous in that part of the world. Served with the requisite croutons, rouille, and cheese, I could almost imagine myself on a terrace covered with rosemary, sipping my chilled rose next to the Mediterranean.

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French Cauliflower Soup with Bacon and Herb Garnish

February 1st, 2012 · 11 Comments · Main Dishes, Make Ahead, Recipes, Soups and Starters, Travel, Winter

The nice thing about being behind on things is that reminders can feel like discoveries. When editing my Paris photos, I found the pictures I took at a wonderful meal we ate in the Latin quarter at Bistro y Papilles. Located in a small wine store, with a different set menu every night, it was the kind of wonderful meals that makes you feel like you’re really in Paris. The menu that night started with a velvety cauliflower soup, served at the table in a big tureen. We were presented with shallow soup bowls that were garnished with a “salad” with lardons, croutons, cauliflower, herbs and creme fraiche, and the hot soup was ladled over the salad. All the garnishes brought a wonderful textural contrast to the soup, and it was one of the best things we ate that week.

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