Vegetables

Eggplant escabèche

In the French reptatoire, cooking “en escabèche” is a technique that straddles the line between cooking and preserving.  This is because the item to be cooked (in France, typically a filet of fatty fish such as mackerel or sardines, or sometimes whole bone-in fish) is fried then bathed in a rich marinade made with shallots […]

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In the French reptatoire, cooking “en escabèche” is a technique that straddles the line between cooking and preserving.  This is because the item to be cooked (in France, typically a filet of fatty fish such as mackerel or sardines, or sometimes whole bone-in fish) is fried then bathed in a rich marinade made with shallots

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Pearl onions “glacé a brun”

Pearl onions glazed in their own cooking juices are a common accompaniment to many classic French dishes – Bœuf Bourguignon, Ouefs en Meurette and  Poulet rôti Grand-mere, to name some of the most well known.  They are easy to make and delicious included with many winter stews, so I thought it might be a good

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Pearl onions glazed in their own cooking juices are a common accompaniment to many classic French dishes – Bœuf Bourguignon, Ouefs en Meurette and  Poulet rôti Grand-mere, to name some of the most well known.  They are easy to make and delicious included with many winter stews, so I thought it might be a good

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Asparagus!

Green asparagus from Les Landes were in the market for the first time this spring, a true cause for celebration.  The area of Les Landes is just north of the Béarn, and is known for its sandy soil (and in 2022, for its terrible forest fires!) that is perfect for asparagus. Les Landes asparagus is

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Green asparagus from Les Landes were in the market for the first time this spring, a true cause for celebration.  The area of Les Landes is just north of the Béarn, and is known for its sandy soil (and in 2022, for its terrible forest fires!) that is perfect for asparagus. Les Landes asparagus is

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