http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com adventures in french cooking, baking, and other fun exploits Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:24:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Feel good food is definitely in need right now. Cause you know why??? BOYS SUCK! Thats why I am so glad it is Independence Day!! But other than that life is quite lovely right now. :-D I was inspired by Miss Julie after seeing her leeks at the JFX ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/potage-parmentier/ This past weekend my dad and very good friends went rafting on the lower youghiogheny river! But no thank gosh- there was NO drowning, only good times! My dad is super kayaker and so he was wonderful enough to be our rudder in the huge raft! We headed out ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/drowning-in-ohiopyle/ This month's challenge was definitely a daunting one! (as they always are...now that I think about it!). I have never used yeast before and this is about the third time I got out my trusty rolling pin from WS. It was fun! I love rolling dough. :-D And I love ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/daring-bakers-challenge-danish-braid/ Ah the classic sweets of a summer beach visit... First and foremost is a ritual in my family and Stephanie's - Fisher's Popcorn. Now you can see the popcorn is all gone, but believe me! It is FANTASTIC. Next- Saturday night we ventured out for a night on the town after a ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/beach-sweets/ Oh there is definitely something fishy in OC MD! It's the delicious fresh fish I found at Crab N' Cruz in Ocean Pines and subsequently made beautiful summer dinners with for two nights with my girl Stephanie! We ventured down to the eastern shore on Friday night in preparation for ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/something-fishy-about-ocean-city/ Here is my lovely dinner from Monday night! Definitely a treat! Wegmans blessed me with fresh morels and I graciously obliged! and I promise there are morels in there! This recipe comes courtesy of Ina from Barefoot in Paris! This is the third time I have made this ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/chicken-with-morels-barefoot-style/ This was the last of the desserts on Saturday and boy was it yummy! The entire tart was promptly finished off on Sunday with my pops. The recipe comes from Miss Mary at Alpineberry! My tart pan was a little smaller than hers so I cut the recipe by ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/peanut-butter-chocolate-tart/ Here is another dessert from my girlie party on Saturday! It comes from Mrs. Ina Garten and even though it looks like a white mass of something...it was delicious! (with minor adjustments...) I am submitting this to another one of Mike's Table Food Challenges! Ingredients: 12 oz cream cheese, at room temperature 1.25 ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/raspberry-couer-a-la-creme/ First- I would like to give a shout out to ma famille. Below is a picture of us on our vacation last summer in Burlington, VT. I love them so much and words cannot express how thankful I have them in my life. There would be no "food on ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/love-and-tags/ This my friends is what I like to call heaven in a handbasket. Now that makes no sense, but that's okay. I made three lovely soufflés on Saturday for my delightful friends-Megan and Kim, and myself! I love you french chocolate food. I really do. see recipe below! Ingredients 4 egg yolks 3 egg whites 4 ... http://strawberriesinparis.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/raspberry-chocolate-souffles/