“Either the best meat or no meat at all.”— Chef Antoine Westermann With that simple motto, the terrific restaurant Le Coq Rico was born in 2012 in the Montmartre district of Paris. Le Coq Rico sits on top of a… Read More ›
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Here Are Two French Bistro Recipes! The “Cookbook Confidential Cookbook Club” Is Back!
Does this look good? How about this? Well, Bernadette made both of them for her latest installment of the “Cookbook Confidential Cookbook Club” – and she chose a book I recommended so click here to see the recipes for both… Read More ›
Au Pied de Cochon! Amazing Paris Pig’s Trotter In The City Of Lights!!
Welcome To Paris, The City Of Lights! Welcome to Paris – to many, the most beautiful city in the world! And you know what, there’s no reason to argue – beauty is beauty! At night, the city of Paris offers… Read More ›
You’ll “Flip” For This “Potato Pie!” Paris Has “Gateau de Pommes de Terre” – Here Is The Recipe!
Time For The Greatest Potato Dish Ever! My wife is an avowed “lover of potatoes”, so when I made this for her, she flipped – because that is part of the cooking process! My favorite potato cake recipe comes courtesy… Read More ›
A Guide To The Potatoes Of Paris! Baked! Mashed! Fried And Caviar Potato Towers Too!
Who Loves Potatoes? Easy Question – We All Do! I love potatoes in every conceivable form, which is why, when Alex and I went to Paris for New Years a few years ago, we tried to eat them that way!… Read More ›
Have You Tried A “Baked Caprese” Salad? Bernadette Has The Recipe!
First of all, thanks to Bernadette for sharing this delicious and refreshing recipe for a very hot summer! If you click on the link above, you will be taken to her entire recipe, which I plan to make now that… Read More ›
A Vegan Baked Bean Recipe For The “Cooking Confidential” Review Series!
I will be sharing all of the recipes for this month’s reviews – and I am taking part as well, so look for that. As for simple, satisfying dishes: I mad this very easy, traditional “Pan Bagnat” sandwich from Patricia… Read More ›
Cookbook Confidential Club: Pineapple Cornmeal Muffins — Darlene Foster’s Blog!
I am so glad I joined this cookbook challenge! Here’s Darlene’s recipe! The month of April featured The Moosewood Cookbook, any version. My choice was from a well-used copy of New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, one of my favourite cookbooks…. Read More ›
Here’s A Delicious Ratatouille Recipe From The COOKBOOK CONFIDENTIAL COOKBOOK CLUB!
I love Ratatouille…in fact, I made Chef Thomas Keller’s iconic recipe that was shown in this terrific film: This is a classic dish to wow your guests – here’s what it looks like when finished: You can see the entire… Read More ›
My 2023 Easter Feast! Gigot D’Agneau! Ratatouille! Potato Cake! All The Recipes Here!
Time To Share An Amazing Holiday Feast! If you are looking to bite into something different this Easter – time to go “Provencal!” This is a “Gigot D’Agneau” – and it’s my favorite holiday meal, thanks to the incredible Chef… Read More ›
Bite! Eat! Repeat! 