La tarte à l’oignon, up close and rustic
The house smelled absolutely edible the evening I made this tart. Onions and heat are a divine pair for a few hungry people at the end of the day, especially when those onions are ever so patiently caramelized until translucent and melted. One bite of a caramelized onion [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘appetizer’
May 22, 2009
CARAMELIZED TARTE À L’OIGNON
March 10, 2009
WINTER VEGETABLE REVIEW
Left:Black Radish Right: A season ends and a season begins with radish, turnip, and tomato salad
Winter is wearing out its last weeks and I’m frantically trying to post my winter veggies before its too late. What a rich winter it was with the variety of root vegetables that grow in the cold dirt of [...]
November 4, 2008
BLACK RADISH & BASIL FLOWER CRUDITÉ
Black radish, basil flower, fromage frais, and truffle infused balsamic vinegar sprinkled with pepper
When I purchased a basil plant at the market this summer, I told the farmer that I had already killed two of these plants, so if he had any advice on keeping it in good health, I would be greatly appreciative. “Don’t [...]
September 2, 2008
3 TINY, TASTY, AMUSES-BOUCHES
A cube of crusty French country bread topped with an olive oil-drenched roasted garlic clove, a demi-cherry tomato and a freshly picked tarragon leaf from my window sill.
Finally, it all makes sense… live to taste, taste to live. Little simple bites of splendor before a meal, or just comme ça, disappear in my mouth which [...]
