Monthly Archives: September 2011

Tarte aux Trois Chocolats

September 30, 2011    |    Print Print
Okay, I’m just learning French, so my translation of “Tart with Three Chocolates” may not be exactly correct.  What I do know is that I couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers anywhere in the Twin Cities.  I even emailed the Nabisco company asking if they would direct me to a grocer that carried them.  I never [...]
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Fresh Tomato Tart

September 16, 2011    |    Print Print
Here’s another tart that I will be teaching to the students who sign up for my The Art of the Tart class on Saturday, October 1.  It will be held at The Chef’s Gallery in Stillwater MN.  Check out this class and the others that  I will be teaching this fall.  I can’t wait the [...]
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Meatloaf Muffins

September 16, 2011    |    Print Print
No this post does not include a recipe for meatloaf muffins.  However, I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Dane, the creator of the Meatloaf Muffins blog,  a  stand-up comedian and hopefully a soon-to-be cookbook author via telephone the other day.   Here’s the results of our interview.  He’s a hoot and even made me [...]
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French Apple Tart

September 12, 2011    |    Print Print
This tart totally reminds me of the Tarte aux Pommes in France that I have enjoyed.  They can be purchased from any number of patisserie cases in Paris, Provence and many shops in-between. Of course I had to figure out how to make it.  If I do say so myself, it’s darn near close to [...]
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Restaurant l’Affable, Cannes

September 12, 2011    |    Print Print
There’s rarely a opportunity missed to talk about food and France.  And, it really helps when I have reloaded my wallet with business cards.  The most recent occasion was a conversation with ER doctor at Abbott Hospital in the wee hours of the morning during a visit with Jon.  Jon’s fine and it gave us [...]
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