Archive for July, 2009

The Breads of Summer

I do love crusty toothsome baguettes, perfect for a spot of rillettes, mopping the dressing after a steak salad, or in the morning with a slather of good butter and fruity jam - or a good country loaf for sandwiches. But baking those breads heat up the kitchen - desirable in winter but not [...]

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On Beeing A Cicada (or: Food Preservation)

La Cigale, ayant chanté
Tout l’été,
Se trouva fort dépourvue
Quand la bise fut venue. *

Jean de LA FONTAINE (La Cigale et La Fourmi)

While I don’t think you have to toil the entire summer to put some food by, this [...]

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Summer Lunch

Summer has been cooler here than in prior years. So while tomatoes are really just starting to ripen and yield - finally!!!! - for real (a good 2 weeks past my usual tomato target date though), cabbage, kale (kale!!! in July! edible!) and lettuce greens are doing just well. On the other hand, the [...]

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it’s summer, you eat … WHAT???!!!

Purslane: I call it a nutritious easy to grow crunchy little green (now officially renamed par moi a “super gourmet green” !). Add it to green salads, or - my favorite - to potato salad. Other people like it too: El - of course! (go to this post for a picture … if you need [...]

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Allons Enfants de la Patrie…

Amuse-Bouche: Pissaladière

Rillettes D’Oie Sauvage au Coriandre Vert
Salade de Melon à la Menthe et au Combava
Paté Créole Reunionnais
Petite Salade Verte
Vichyssoise à l’Oseille
Poulet Fermier au Vrai Barbeque (Chêne Rouge & Bois de Pomme)
Haricots Verts
Brochettes de Boeuf aux Herbes de Provence
Courgettes & Onions Rouges Grillés
Plateau de Fromages
Desserts Variés
· Crème à la Lavande et au Miel
· Glace au Babeurre [...]

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