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Short and sweet today, because I am tired. French Fridays with Dorie: Goat cheese cheesecake edition. Delicious! Go! 1. I was the lazy this week and used store bought crust. Oh, the shame! 2. But to make up for that, over half the chevre I used was homemade! In that mound, I layered in dried …

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Oh, what a luxurious French Fridays with Dorie! Red meat! Brandy! Cream! And all on a Thursday night too. First things first, I was actually going to look for a cheaper cut of meat to use for this seeing that it was going to be a Thursday night meal and all that, but I happened …

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French Fridays with Dorie again. So, here's what I made last week -- yeah, I have to pay closer attention to the schedule! But regardless, these were delicious! Things I learned/notes: 1. Super easy to make a half recipe here. 2. I used a mix of mustards -- a stone ground one and a double …

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This recipe is from my newest cookbook acquisition, Culinary Tea by Cynthia Gold and Lise Stern. It's basically a whole cookbook full of recipes that use tea. Delightful! I really love the idea of using tea as a seasoning or ingredient in recipes and this book does not disappoint at all. This is the first …

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Okay, wow, holy crap these were good! I was a little tentative at first but that was unnecessary because the sauce here really worked. Not too sweet at all and paired with the seared scallops it all just really, really came together. Who knew? Well, Dorie Greenspan, I guess. Thank you, French Fridays with Dorie …

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