It's 7:29 p.m. I've been home since before six o'clock--and I finally get to sit down.
Book #2 of my ten book challenge is,
Around my French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours
by Dorie Greenspan
I bow to The Tipsy Baker's opinion on this one--Dorie has great recipes, detailed instructions, and comments in the margins that answer your questions before you even ask them. She's a goddess; her book is a jewel; and I'm leaving it on my amazon.com wish list until someone buys it for me. Apart from recipes, she has some funny descriptions of her shopping adventures in France--I wished for more.
Since it is a cookbook, and a hefty one, I didn't force myself to read every word. But I did turn every page, read all of the comments in the margins, and skim each recipe to see if I could or couldn't live without cooking it, immediately. Since I'm not a foodie, there were only two recipes I copied out--her Beef Daube looks like a sensible replacement for the over-complicated Beouff Borgiononne (plus, I never have been able to spell it). And her baked cauliflower dish looks so scrumptious that I'm probably going to try it for Thanksgiving. I also learned how to make my own Creme Fraiche. Next time I need the finicky stuff, I'll think two days ahead and make a batch with the leftover heavy cream in the refrigerator and the plain yogurt I buy for the dogs.
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