Yes, I’m still in France. Well, in my kitchen at least. In keeping with the French theme, macarons surfaced to the top of the recipe pile. I’m not referring to the sweet, shredded coconut kind, although those macaroons are very good. No, these French treats are pillowy almond sandwich cookies that typically house a gooey [...]
It seems to be France week here at the Big Dirt Garden. Earlier this week we had some big melons with their own festival and now a boozy cake made with wine from its own AOC. Mix those two together and you’d probably make any Frenchman your best friend. Back in 1999, I brought this [...]
The August issue of Bon Appetit showed a very sexy picture of a beautiful melon soup. I rarely make soup but this one caught my eye, if only so I could practice my photography with the great colors in the dish. But more importantly because even though we were teased last week with some cooler [...]