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Has it been a week already? Yep, I guess so. That means it's time for another French Fridays with Dorie and this week it was Spiced-Poached Pears (or Apples). I used apples pears. Duh. Pears. Notes: 1. I thought the syrup was really, really sweet. I added a little dry white wine to it while …

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Wow! Well, I think I have found my most favorite French Fridays with Dorie ever! And that's so surprising because I didn't think this would be anything special at all. Something about the eggplant and vegetables and shaved cucumber slices that all just really worked together. I dunno...maybe it's just olive oil-vinegar-herb-grill pan magic. Speaking …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie was Peach Melba, which I didn't really know what it was before I made it. Does it involve toast? No. Not at all. It's infused, poached peaches, ice cream (or in my case Greek vanilla frozen yogurt), almonds, raspberry sauce and fruity French liqueur. Bring it on, I say. …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie is Cafe Style Grated Carrot Salad and it is going to be a super quick post -- not because it doesn't deserve more review but because it is so amazingly hot upstairs that I don't want to be up here very long. Notes: 1. I used golden raisins, pecans …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie has probably been of of my favorites -- salmon stuffed with a little olive tapanade and basil. As I was describing the dish to jwa last week, it went a little something like this: me: the next French Fridays is salmon... jwa: yes me: and you take olive tapanade... …

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