Monthly Archives: November 2012

Eat WSK

November 25, 2012    |    Print Print
I’ve often fantasized about heading downtown during lunch to check out a food truck or three, including Sameh & Saed Wadi’s truck called, World Street Kitchen, aka WSK.  I’m afraid if I did, I’d be eating, for example, a Lemongrass Meatball Banh Mi on the light rail as I headed back south.   In other words, […]
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Make an Apple Tart instead of a Pie for Thanksgiving

November 18, 2012    |    Print Print
Instead of the traditional apple pie for thanksgiving, I’ve decided to make an apple tart instead.  It totally reminds me of the Tarte aux Pommes in France that I have enjoyed.  The crust is crisp and the apples are perfectly cooked. If you were in France you could purchase this delicious treat from any number […]
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Confit de Lapin (Rabbit Confit) and Rillettes

November 15, 2012    |    Print Print
It was my good fortune, while on a recent culinary tour to Provence, to return to the Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la Celle.  As part of the extraordinary lunch we enjoyed over-looking the courtyard, my friend and Executive Chef Benoit Witz presented this confit de lapin to us as a first course. The confit was […]
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Our day in Provence…

November 11, 2012    |    Print Print
Up and at ’em!  Breakfast was at 8:00am.  However, I got up in time to give Kathie a hand.  It was an early start to the day, but I didn’t mind making the short trip to one of the Plascassier’s patisseries for croissants and other goodies. With breakfast finished, Kathie advised us that the window […]
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