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Cod in Parchment Paper

December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · French, celebrities, fancy, fish, food, parties, quick, seafood

I think the name for cooking in parchment paper is cooking “en papillote,” but you know, it’s my mom and my brother that speaks the French, murky bo cups. I based this dish on one I saw Rachael Ray do, which of course, she calls “Spanish Fish in a Sack.” (Okay, maybe you CAN dumb [...]

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Open-Faced Chicken Cordon Bleu with Dill and Wine Sauce

December 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Christmas, French, Italian, breads, cheese, chicken, dill, fancy, food, fun, ham, leftovers, pork, prosciutto, quick, sauces, soul food, vegetables

Okay, if my efforts hit the mark, that sounds fancy – but it only took me about twenty minutes to make this dish.
I started with some pre-pounded chicken breasts (the Perdue Fit & Easy). I browned them (and cooked them through, because really, they’re so thin) in a pan with a little olive oil, and [...]

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Salad Week: Herbed Chicken Salad

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments · French, chicken, dill, food, leftovers, potatoes, quick, rosemary, salads

These salads are so simple, honestly, I had to post a week’s worth just to avoid feeling guilty.
This one came out quite well, and made me feel just a little French. (And since I’m not a redneck, I’m okay with that.)

I pulled some chicken off a grocery store rotisserie chicken (or use leftover chicken), combined [...]

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My First Hollandaise Sauce, and Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll-Ups

August 21st, 2007 · 8 Comments · French, cheese, chicken, dips, eggs, fancy, food, ham, mozzarella, pork, prosciutto, sauces, vegetables

And it was good!

I was inspired by this post on the Home Cook’s blog to do another chicken roll-up with a creamy, lemony sauce. Theirs looked awesome, but I wanted just a straight hollandaise on this particular day. So I went hunting of the FoodTV site, and I found one by Tyler Florence that calls [...]

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Tuna Salad Niçoise

May 15th, 2007 · No Comments · French, dill, fancy, food, potatoes, quick, salads, tuna, vegetables

This is a recipe that I made up, after being inspired by a tuna salad niçoise that I had ordered at a restaurant that had boiled potatoes in it. The tuna I ordered up was fresh tuna, done medium rare, but I used canned tuna… and it still tastes very fancy. Really, the traditional salad [...]

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