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This week's French Fridays with Dorie was really fun! And even though I didn't love it quite as much as I wanted to (NEEDS MOAR BLUEBERRY@#!!), I would still make it again and maybe just up the blueberries a bit. Like most French Friday's recipes, I chose to halve this one, although it still turned …

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This actually happened: Well, hello there beautiful piece of Copper River King Salmon. Whatever shall I do with you? Goes off to consult cookbook. Hey! The recipe in this cookbook is even specifically for Copper River King Salmon! Looks like this is what's for dinner. So, yeah, that's kind of how I decided on this …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie is Corn Pancakes. Delicious, right? But here's the catch -- they were supposed to be made with canned corn. Seeing that it's the end of June I just couldn't do it. I confess, I used fresh corn (2 ears for a half recipe). I think if this recipe had …

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Okay, ya'll -- seaweed cookies for French Fridays with Dorie. I'm actually okay with that, in fact, I thought I would even like them. But, I just thought they were too salty. One thing I did do was add a mix of black and white sesame seeds to about half of them and I thought …

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This was a wonderful meal and although not a predictable Summer-type dish, if you have a cooler, maybe even a rainy day this season, this could just be the perfect meal. In my case, since we are in the Pacific Northwest, there's a good chance I'll even be able to make this a couple more …

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