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Its too hot to cook!

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The weather forecast for this weekend in Seattle  calls for temperatures in the 90’s, which for a Seattle native feels like the Sahara (that’s right, we are hot weather wimps). Here’s our stay cool tip :  Instead of heating the whole house by cooking, order a roasted chicken To Go from Cafe Presse. Or better […]

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The weather forecast for this weekend in Seattle  calls for temperatures in the 90’s, which for a Seattle native feels like the Sahara (that’s right, we are hot weather wimps). Here’s our stay cool tip :  Instead of heating the whole house by cooking, order a roasted chicken To Go from Cafe Presse. Or better

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Making green walnut wine

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As described in an earlier post, last June I put  some green walnuts and leaves to macerate on red wine.  A few spices, some bay leaves and a piece of dried orange peel made up the rest of the ingredients, then the whole was  safely tucked into an old sauerkraut crock, was tucked into a

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As described in an earlier post, last June I put  some green walnuts and leaves to macerate on red wine.  A few spices, some bay leaves and a piece of dried orange peel made up the rest of the ingredients, then the whole was  safely tucked into an old sauerkraut crock, was tucked into a

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Vin de Noix

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Vin de noix is an aperitif made from  red wine macerated with green walnuts and walnut leaves, then fortified with alcohol and sugar.  It is traditionally enjoyed at the holidays, as the green walnuts are ready to pick on St.-Jean’s day (June 24) and it needs about 6 months of aging before drinking.

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Vin de noix is an aperitif made from  red wine macerated with green walnuts and walnut leaves, then fortified with alcohol and sugar.  It is traditionally enjoyed at the holidays, as the green walnuts are ready to pick on St.-Jean’s day (June 24) and it needs about 6 months of aging before drinking.

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Pressed iron pans

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A friend recently received this beautiful French pressed iron pan above as a gift and asked for my advice on how to season and care for it.  It occurred to me that other people might be interested in the same info, so I am including it here. In a traditional French kitchen, pressed iron pans

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A friend recently received this beautiful French pressed iron pan above as a gift and asked for my advice on how to season and care for it.  It occurred to me that other people might be interested in the same info, so I am including it here. In a traditional French kitchen, pressed iron pans

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Adventures in the Pays Basque, wherein Pat visits a fromagerie

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Café Presse chef de cuisine Patrick MacWhorter is just back from a week in the French Basque Countries, where he had his first taste of the marvelously varied culinary riches of that region.  Despite the generally held belief among his co-workers that Pat spent the entire trip drinking and eating at the Fête de Bayonne

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Café Presse chef de cuisine Patrick MacWhorter is just back from a week in the French Basque Countries, where he had his first taste of the marvelously varied culinary riches of that region.  Despite the generally held belief among his co-workers that Pat spent the entire trip drinking and eating at the Fête de Bayonne

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Menu for August Chef’s Dinner at Cafe Presse

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Café Presse and Le Pichet invite you to fete Summer in the Pays Basque Tuesday August 30, 2016 6:30pm Dinner including wine $75 per person Les hors d’œuvres Croquettas with spinach and Oussa Iraty cheese Vinegar-cured anchovy filet, nectarine-basil tartare, sherry, hazelnuts, grilled baguette Eggs scrambled with piperade, grilled jambon de bayonne, baguette slice Salade

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Café Presse and Le Pichet invite you to fete Summer in the Pays Basque Tuesday August 30, 2016 6:30pm Dinner including wine $75 per person Les hors d’œuvres Croquettas with spinach and Oussa Iraty cheese Vinegar-cured anchovy filet, nectarine-basil tartare, sherry, hazelnuts, grilled baguette Eggs scrambled with piperade, grilled jambon de bayonne, baguette slice Salade

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A chef in the Pays Basque

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For 5 days in July, Café Presse Chef de Cuisine Patrick MacWhorter visited the French Basque countries as the guest of Société Agour,  a producer of traditional Basque cheeses and jambon de Bayonne.  During this time, Pat had the opportunity to visit artisan fromageries, charcutiers and much, much more.  He also was in Bayonne for

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For 5 days in July, Café Presse Chef de Cuisine Patrick MacWhorter visited the French Basque countries as the guest of Société Agour,  a producer of traditional Basque cheeses and jambon de Bayonne.  During this time, Pat had the opportunity to visit artisan fromageries, charcutiers and much, much more.  He also was in Bayonne for

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Chef’s Dinner August 2016 – Summer in the Pays Basque

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Cafe Presse invites you to celebrate Summer in the Pays Basque! Recently, our Chef de Cuisine Patrick MacWhorter had the opportunity to visit the French Basque Countries for the first time.  While there, he toured the workshops of artisan cheese makers and charcutiers, shopped the farmer’s markets and sampled the rich culinary tradition of this

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Cafe Presse invites you to celebrate Summer in the Pays Basque! Recently, our Chef de Cuisine Patrick MacWhorter had the opportunity to visit the French Basque Countries for the first time.  While there, he toured the workshops of artisan cheese makers and charcutiers, shopped the farmer’s markets and sampled the rich culinary tradition of this

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Now on the menu at Le Pichet

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  Just added to the menu at Le Pichet for Summer 2016! Grilled smoked pork-garlic sausage on mixed tomatoes and Bermuda onions with warm lentil-tarragon pistou vinaigrette and Crispy chickpea falaffels on a salad of summer squashes, sweet peppers and lemon vinagrette, grilled eggplant caviar and yogurt-cucumber sauce blanche

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  Just added to the menu at Le Pichet for Summer 2016! Grilled smoked pork-garlic sausage on mixed tomatoes and Bermuda onions with warm lentil-tarragon pistou vinaigrette and Crispy chickpea falaffels on a salad of summer squashes, sweet peppers and lemon vinagrette, grilled eggplant caviar and yogurt-cucumber sauce blanche

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Aillade

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Aillade is a rustic sauce with its roots in the south east of France.  We are curretnly featuring aillade with our bavette steak frites at Le Pichet (Summer 2016). Flavorful enough to stand up to grilled steaks, lamb or sausages, it still feels fresh enough for summer eating. Its also great spooned over grilled tomatoes.

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Aillade is a rustic sauce with its roots in the south east of France.  We are curretnly featuring aillade with our bavette steak frites at Le Pichet (Summer 2016). Flavorful enough to stand up to grilled steaks, lamb or sausages, it still feels fresh enough for summer eating. Its also great spooned over grilled tomatoes.

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