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What happens when the Dad next door meets Julia Child

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The Cream of the Crop

We love cauliflower and I was looking for a simple recipe so I could prepare it together with a potato side dish and chicken main dish --...

Squirrel brains?

Can't get your kids to eat cauliflower? I bet you've never served it to them this way! Besides, don't tell them they are eating...

Migas - A Crumby Dish

While on a recent trip to visit family in Austin, Texas, with my sous chef Kathryn and I were introduced to "Migas." This Tex-Mex dish...

Jurassic Potatoes?

Gratin Jurassien (Scalloped Potatoes with Heavy Cream and Cheese) are definitely not headed for distinction. This recipe is another...

Is an Archiduc related to an Architect?

This one was spectacular, even if I say so myself. This is now my favorite chicken recipe! This was in the category of "died and gone...

Brussel Sprouts - I got creamed!

All I can say is, "Wow!" These weren't what I expected!! Super quick and easy to prepare and they tasted fantastic. Not what I...

Spinach Philosophy 101

Remember waaaaaaaaay back when I started writing these posts? One of the things I explained was that I'm not a professional photographer....

Canopies are more than a shade structure.

First, the photo doesn't do this dish justice - it is now my favorite way to eat spinach! Second, I have no idea how to pronounce the...

Cooked just for fun.

I started my quest to cook through many of Julia Child's recipes in "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" so that I could learn some...

You should have bean there!

tHaricots Verts a la Creme -- most normal people would translate this name to be Creamed Green Beans but in our family this was...

A dish with no name?

Oh no!!! This was one of the best tasting things I've made so far and I don't know what to call it! Here's the deal -- While reading...

Bourre` Ivre

What do you do when you feel like making something warm and quick for breakfast? For me at least, the answer is not "let's grab...

Potage au Cresson

Wow! That's an awesome sounding name, isn't it? Before today I'd never met a watercress in person so this was a pretty momentous...

Summer Rerun

Summer reruns, summer not. Get it? "Some are reruns, some are not." Sometimes I crack me up! This rerun was actually a first. It is...

With food like this, who needs glasses?

As I'm working through "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" I've tended to not prepare the basic "master recipe" for different types of...

Are you calling me chicken?

Since I'd attempted a quiche, I thought it time to face my fears and roast a chicken. Julia put a lot of pressure on me with her comment...

Vichy who?

I have no idea what "Vichyssoise" really means in French (remember my rule, I don't look things up on Google) but it certainly sounds...

A Goodnight Quiche

This was an adventure that has reminded me that, in spite of Julia's help, I haven't quite "Mastered the Art of French Cooking." It was...

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