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Chocolate Truffles ala Robert Linxe

  Who needs a reason to make truffles? Not I. Especially when I have just stumbled upon the truffle recipe from Robert Linxe, the famed Parisian chocolatier who founded La Maison du Chocolat. And apparently this recipe is everywhere – … Continue reading

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Mushroom & Ricotta Galette

A little mushroom and ricotta galette was the perfect thing for us this evening – the weather in New York City is balmy (outrageously humid in fact) so we wanted something light to go with a beetroot salad we were taking … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Carbonara

This is my first shot at a Spaghetti Carbonara and I am impressed. How can it have taken me so long to recognize such a beautifully simple dish? In my research leading up to this quite significant occasion I learnt … Continue reading

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Hungarian Shortbread

or Austrian shortbread, you take your pick. But by all accounts this recipe was bought to our attention by the great sage of American cooking, Julia Child (and it even has her trade mark ‘pound of butter’ in the ingredients). … Continue reading

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Poulet rôti aux anchois et au romarin (roast chicken with anchovies and rosemary)

I arrived in New York with a suitcase full of cook books, Rotis by Stephane Reynaud was one of them.  This book is as charming as it is mouthwatering and will have you whipping up some sort of roast before you … Continue reading

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Clementine Cake

A poem I found; Ode to Clementines Oh, have you ever trifled with a juicy tree treasure? Oh, have you owned an orange orb? Oh, have you conjured a clementine, With all its juicy jumble? The delicate flavors tango on … Continue reading

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Caramelized Onion & Bacon Tart

  Chicago was on my mind today. It was a place I never expected to live, but we did and we had some great times there. So I thought I might cook something that was characteristic of this fine city but I … Continue reading

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Jam Drops

Its 7am in the morning and I am sitting at the kitchen bench typing out this recipe and eating these jam drops for breakfast – quite similar to jam on toast really, and they go so well with my cup … Continue reading

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Fig & Goats Cheese Salad

  Alongside the pumpkins I am seeing spilt out of every corner store, I am also finding punnets of figs in abundance. So I bring you another recipe that is making the most of this seasons produce. I have had a … Continue reading

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Baked Lemon Ricotta Doughnuts

  H’mmm doughnuts. My earliest memory of doughnuts goes back many, many years to when I was about 8 years old and I would meet my father on a Friday after work. He would buy my brothers and I fresh … Continue reading

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