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Dijon Mustard Dressing

Dijon Mustard Dressing

ONE OF MY MOST ASKED QUESTIONS IN CLASS, AND DIFFICULT TO TEACH.. I SMELL THE VINEGAR AND MUSTARD AFTER WHISKING, AND IF THAT SMELLS ABOUT RIGHT, THAT IS A GOOD BEGINNING, BUT IT IS ALL PRACTICE.  SOME OLIVE OILS ARE TOO STRONG, AS ARE DIJONS.  THIS…

Jay’s Cold Cucumber & Avocado Soup

Jay’s Cold Cucumber & Avocado Soup

Jehinger Masud is originally from Pakistan, educated at Oxford and lives now in an area where we lived in the Loire Valley.  I met Jay at a brocante when I first came to France.  With his warm personality and worldly élan, he is a magnet…

Glazed Carrots

Glazed Carrots

So very easy to make. Truly a huge hit with everyone!

Clam & Seafood Chowder

Clam & Seafood Chowder

“A chowder is not an exact recipe – but a guideline for building your own”. Wonderful with lobster rolls and blueberry crumb cake!!!  My Maine Event!! Have ready dried powdered thyme, celery salt and celery moulu (powder) dried oregano and paprika fumé.  I also use…

Antipasto

Antipasto

Start your dinner party with this old world antipasto and be whisked away to a truly elegant old world experience.

Grandma’s Daffodil Angelfood Cake with Citrus Glaze

Grandma’s Daffodil Angelfood Cake with Citrus Glaze

My grandmother was an orphan.  She had 5 children who survived and raised them on her own when her husband abandoned during the Depression.  I have many wonderful memories of a woman who worked in a factory at night so the young children sleeping could…