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Homemade Granola and Verrines of Fresh Fruit

August 27, 2012

Mixing Dinner and Business (the most recently completed dk menu) is arguably more common than Mixing Breakfast and Business, but …

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Little Puffed Potato Balls with Black Forest Ham ~ Boulettes soufflées aux pommes de terre et jambon de la Forêt-Noire

August 23, 2012

Black Forest ham is made according to a specific and lengthy process of seasoning, curing and smoking which gives it …

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Balsamic French Green Beans ~ Haricots verts balsamiques

August 20, 2012

An Arab Fable Once in his shop a workman wrought With languid hand, and listless thought, When through the open …

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Salmon ‘au poivre’ ~ Saumon au poivre

August 16, 2012

Before Fannie Merritt Farmer there was Mrs. D.A. (Mary) Lincoln.  Mrs. Lincoln was co-founder with Maria Parloa of The Boston …

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Tomato and Fresh Mozarella Calzoni…off the Menu and in Preparation for going off the Beaten Track

August 13, 2012

Adapting plans to suit the season can be worthwhile.  The diplomatickitchen makes a detour from the current Menu:  Mixing Business …

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Moelleux au chocolat en aumônières ~ Soft Chocolate Cake in a Beggar’s Purse

August 9, 2012

In the 14th century, having money on hand to give to a passerby who begged a gift was (and still …

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Whipped Roasted Pumpkin, Adobo and Maple Spiced~ Purée de potiron rôtie aux épices

August 6, 2012

A small can of Chipotles in Adobo represents an entire growing season for the jalapeño chili and a time and …

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Little Verrines of Fresh ‘Ratatouille’ ~ Petites verrines à la ‘ratatouille’ fraîche

August 2, 2012

‘A woman cooks for love of her man, a chef for himself, for his pride.’  Robert J. Courtine, quoted in …

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Off the Menu: featuring Fresh Redcurrant Tart with Shortbread Crust

July 30, 2012

Redcurrants ripen from mid to late summer.  The diplomatickitchen briefly sets aside the menu of recipes for Mixing Dinner and …

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Moroccan Flatbread (R’ghayef) ~ Pain marocain

July 26, 2012

If a recipe describes something one has never tasted or even, perhaps, seen,  the essential difficulty of it may not …

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