I have been madly in love with Jacques Pepin’s mother, and more importantly with her reckless ingenuity, ever since I read The Apprentice. I immediately knew I’d have to try her every-known-rule-breaking cheese souffle, and it was everything I had hoped and more. I have made all kinds of variations on it since, and it [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Merci, Maman
Posted in Breakfast, Main Courses, Side Dishes, tagged "Jacques Pepin", "The Apprentice", asparagus, cheese, souffle on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On not judging books by their covers
Posted in Condiments, Desserts, Snacks, tagged jam, membrillo, quince on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you saw these lumpy, fuzzy, brown-splotched things in the bargain bin of your local market for $1.50 a bag, you’d think their next stop was the compost heap and you’d walk right past, wouldn’t you?
Oh, but you’d be wrong. Sadly, sadly wrong, since these less-than-beauteous things are quinces, and pretty is utterly irrelevant when [...]
