French by design, Chinese by flavor, this salad is a unique dish. Putting the sesame and ginger to the side, this is otherwise very much akin to a “composed salad” (salade compose) where you arrange the ingredients, dress, but don’t toss, along with grilled chicken breast and a vinaigrette on the zesty side. Heat can…
Martha Rose Shulman’s Gazpacho
The last of the tomato crop, and that last bit of hardened baguette is exactly what this recipe was designed for. The bread is what gives this gazpacho its wonderful texture. If you keep a pitcher of this ready in the refrigerator, you’ll never be short of a refreshing snack, or a quick & healthy…
Butter-Fried Oysters
There are definitely easier and faster ways to fry oysters, but we think that if you’ve bothered to make them at home, you may as well do it the best way. Definitely a little bit of a project, there’s no lying about that. Bread crumbs need to be made from a day-old French loaf. These…
Raspberry Tart with Hazelnut
When not developing Recipes for Health, Martha Rose Shulman can be found ghost writing cookbooks on pastry. If you’re already familiar with Shulman and her cookbooks on healthy eating, you may find this an intriguing yet confusing discovery. As she wrote back in 2013, Martha believes in a balanced diet, and even sweets & chocolate…
Apple Compote
The perfect accompaniment to French potato pancakes, this vanilla apple compote is sinfully delicious. Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted) 4-6 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples (peel, core, cut into ½ in pieces) (Should get 6 cups from roughly 2 pounds) ¼ cup sugar (granulated) 1 vanilla pod (split in half lengthwise, and scrape out seeds)…
French Lasagne
Nigella Lawson’s French Lasagne (savory baked croissant pudding) uses up stale croissants by splitting & stuffing them with ham & cheese, before sprinkling them with more cheese, dousing them in garlic-milk infused beaten eggs. The croissants don’t need to be stale to achieve this delicious eggy, cheesy wonder. If they are fresh though, you can…
Peppers with Feta
Due to the heft of these peppers, this dish is sufficient enough to be served as a main. Extra small bell peppers are stuffed with a mild feta, and baked with a lavish handful of herbaceous bread crumbs. Although a simple dish, these peppers come with an amazingly complex taste – perfect at both room…
French 75
Popping a bottle of Champagne on New Year’s Eve & enjoying a glass is no odd occurrence, but few will take the extra step and use the wine as the foundation of this delectable cocktail. According to Raines Law Room bartender Meaghan Dorman, French 75s are bright, crisp, delicious, and ideal for New Year’s Eve….
Vegetarian Meal with Lentils and Chard
This one-dish vegetarian meal is hearty enough to satisfy families with a mix of vegetarians & meat-eaters. A large pot of lentils (or beans), even when factoring a bunch of chard from a farmer’s market, is no more than $4, and will feed 4-6 people. This dish is inspired by the classic preparation of French…
Spanish French Toast
Everyone knows of French toast, but few are aware of torrijas, the Spanish variant. No doubt both come from the same place – a fantastic way to use no longer fresh bread. Like French toast, torrijas can be served as breakfast, but also make for a fantastic dessert. Ingredients Olive oil (as required) 2 cups…