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I was really excited for this French Fridays with Dorie as I'm always on the lookout for recipes to make with my fancy-olive oil and also because I've had olive oil ice cream before and it's really good! This recipe was no disappointment, either. Both jwa and I really loved it. The olive oil you …

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Oh my, this was so good! I think this is my favorite French Fridays with Dorie so far...and that's saying a lot, because I've really liked pretty much everything (except the sardines, which this totally makes up for). This is also bread that I thought, looks much more complicated than it is -- always a …

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Well, hello French Fridays with Dorie, how in the world is it time for you again? Wow, such a fast week. Thankfully, this was a super quick meal and very easy one to put together on a Thursday night (and I even had enough time to bake a cake for our anniversary dinner tomorrow night). …

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Oh....I tried for this French Fridays with Dorie. I really, really did. I bought sardines. I brought them home. I opened the can. I was not freaked out by the little skin-still-on, headless bodies. No. I took one out and scraped the skin off and was going to take the bones out and then the …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie is asparagus. And bacon! Hooray! I really liked this recipe and it was very simple. We had it on the side of the Fennel-crusted Tuna. I made a half recipe and in lieu of a nut oil, I used olive oil and tossed in a few toasted almonds. Delicious …

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