A passion for food

"Madame" has been after me to share what we do in the kitchen, so here goes! I have a passion for preparing and serving great food. I have a goal of getting a great meal on the table every evening in around 45 minutes - the time it takes when I get the phone call that "Madame" is leaving work until the time we eat. I look for fresh ingredients - in season, supplemented with herbs, peppers, and very occasional tomatoes from the garden.

Showing posts with label olive oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olive oil. Show all posts
Monday, August 31, 2020

Tapenade

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 Classic tapenade isn't just about the olives. Capers play a major role too.  The name comes from the Provencal word for capers (tapenas...
Sunday, August 2, 2020

Gazpacho

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This is not your standard, boring blended salsa Gazpacho. It has stale bread. It has olive oil. It has a touch of sherry vinegar. Nothing is...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Confit tomatoes

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I attended a sourdough class at Kuluntu in Dallas over the weekend. As well as it being an absorbing, informative and fun class, Stephanie ...
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Sunday, May 14, 2017

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

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This was one of those warm Texas evenings, a bottle of rosé  , pita chips and the great outdoors kinds of recipes. We had a few red peppers...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Mango and Avocado salad

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A dinner party dish. It's all about the prep! It can be varied a bit too, depending on which accents you want. This time we used pomegr...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Squash Salad

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In the summer here in Texas there is an abundance of squash - zucchini, yellow squash, crook-neck, 8-ball and a host of others. Our trip to...
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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Caprese Salad

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Kenji at SeriousEats  makes some excellent points about Caprese salad. The keys are: Use really fresh tomatoes Use really fresh Mozzare...
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