Cookbooks – Page 3 – Fennel*Twist

January 4, 2014

FFwD: Dressy Whole Wheat Pasta-Kale "Risotto"

Everyone seems to have loved this week's French Fridays with Dorie recipe and I was no exception. Although, as someone who kind of feels like they over-indulged a bit during the holidays, I was not super enthusiastic about making a pasta dish filled with cream, cheese, and well...pasta. So, I changed it a bit. The …

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December 27, 2013

FFwD: Dilled Gravlax with Mustard Sauce

A little late, but it's still Friday here on the west coast, so I'm just getting this posted under the wire. This week's French Fridays with Dorie was quite the experiment - Dilled Gravlax. I want to say that I've made gravlax once before, but now I can't find a post on that so maybe …

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December 16, 2013

Cooking with Roots: Rutabaga Hash with Onions and Crisp Bacon

I have a confession - I usually have to go ask a produce person if the item I'm holding in my hand is a turnip or a rutabaga. Up until about 10 years ago, I thought a parsnip was a turnip. In fact, before I even posted this, I double-checked to make sure that I …

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December 13, 2013

FFwD: Mme. Maman’s Chopped Liver

This week's French Fridays with Dorie is one of those liver ones - the type that some people like to sit out. And I don't blame them at all. I'm okay with liver, but I must admit to always skipping the sardine recipes. For this one, my plan was to just make a half recipe …

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December 6, 2013

FFwD: Orange-Almond Tuiles

I wouldn't call this a disaster, but it was maybe a mishap? I made a half recipe, and I think I scooped my dough a little on the large side, as I only got about about 12 tuiles. Which means, for this French Fridays with Dorie, I got ONE really perfect looking tuille. Oh, but …

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