How I Taught My Brother To Cook
Improvisational Tuscan-Provençal Cookery (and other good stuff to eat)
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A simple smash potatoes purée but I added rondelé, butter, parley and garlic. That makes the difference!
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Comment by John Barrows on November 6, 2009 at 11:20am - The French have a million great ways to prepare potatoes. Like the Italians with pasta.
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Oh. I thought it was the Israeli response to suicide bombers.
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looks good to me! and farting is fine, right Pat?
no !
first boiled, them braised and I add herbs, parsley, pepper ...
nobody at home want to hear about this vegetable anymore except me !!!
It tastes like artichoke and hazelnut, inconvenient ... you fart very very very much, lol
do you make your own nougat?
braised with cream?
yes, lingonberries. we can get them at IKEA
I made chicken and dumplings last night. It's not in the book because Patrick wouldn't send me Ma's recipe. I had to improv it. Turned out good. Basically, brown chicken, add vegetables and herbs, add some liquid, put a top on and stew. When it's do…
What a beautitul little bread !
Oh please, no bread in the microwave ... yikes.
Thanksturking !
I saw the english name for "airelles" on a jar at the supermarket : lingonberries ! do you know what I mean now ?
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