Jackdaw Journeys French Recipes
THE LATEST RECIPES FROM IN HOUSE CHEF CLAIRE TUFFEREAU
In Praise of the Fall Season
Mid-NovemberThe trees have lost most of their leaves and the first frost has killed the last flowers in the garden. Pushed by an eastern gale, a few flurries have been dancing horizontally across the window panes, hardly visible against the white sky. We have...
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In Praise of Inventiveness: Three Kings Apple Pie Recipe
What do you do with a left-over of sweet pastry and almond paste, and three Macintosh apples which have been brooding in the lowest drawer of your refrigerator and are begging you for attention? You invent a new dessert! I call this dessert the “Three Kings Apple...
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In Praise of Laziness: Coconut Curry Ginger Sauce
I know of at least three good reasons why you would pose at the entrance to the kitchen and ask yourself the following question: “Do I really have to cook today ?” (yes, you probably have to cook. It’s raining cats and dogs outside and the wind is howling. Not a good day to go out!): Read More
In Praise of Colors: Dried tomatoes with yellow peppers, basil and mozzarella
The love of food has its beginning in our eyes. It is first how we see it that matters, and what activates our salivary glands. Read More
In Praise of Tradition: Galette Recipe
The argument has been going on since before we were married, but notwithstanding my husband’s opinion that crêpes come from Normandy (where he was born), crêpes - and galettes - originate from Brittany (where I was born). Read More
