Yearly Archives: 2017

Fresh Blueberry Tart with Almond Pastry Crust

August 17, 2017    |    Print Print
When I was young the last thing I wanted to do was pick blueberries. Yet in late spring, for more years than not, I headed out to the berry patch with my grandmother. Other times, we’d go off in the woods hunting for wild ones. I knew we weren’t finished when the picking was over […]
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Culinary Tour with Bret’s Table, Spring 2017

April 30, 2017    |    Print Print
It’s early spring in Provence.  I drive past the Super U and around the roundabout with the Édith Piaf sign. Just ahead I whiz past the home where Paul and Julia Child lived. They were neighbors of Simone (Simca) Beck and her second husband Jean. I recognize the horse stables and the golf course. I […]
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Asparagus Vichyssoise

April 25, 2017    |    Print Print
It’s a sure sign of spring when asparagus begins showing up in the market stateside as well as in France. During a recent culinary tour, I discovered that in France, green asparagus is seen as exotic and the white as ordinary. It makes me wonder how the French are growing the lily white variety that […]
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Saffron – Orange Semolina Cake with Blood Oranges

February 9, 2017    |    Print Print
A friend and colleague brought a variation of this cake to work one morning. It didn’t take long to devour it.  I then immediately started pondering  how I could improve not only the taste but write a method that is easier to follow. (Let me know if I accomplished either.) This version is a compilation […]
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