This past Saturday I once again dragged myself into Manhattan to get myself some farm fresh, real ingredients for some healthy, wholesome meals.
The result was a Provencal style chicken with vegetables.
Ingredients:
One quart* of baby fingerling potatoes, cut into bite size pieces
8 Golden beets (small to medium in size), cut into bite size pieces
4 Roma tomatoes […]

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Today, I booked two trips, one for next weekend, is the first of many to come, to Ithaca, NY where my dear friends Tom & Sue have relocated from San Antonio. The second trip was my purely selfish, and entirely needed solo getaway to Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo for Thanksgiving weekend. I’m so jazzed about these […]

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Silly me, I forgot dessert.
The Baked Peach
2 peaches
2 teaspoons good vanilla extract
sugar to coat
Vanilla Ice Cream (the best you can get)
Preheat oven to 400F
Halve the peaches and remove the stones (cut in the direction of the indentation)
score the peaches with a paring knife being careful to not cut all the way through.
in the well left […]

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Tonight’s dinner also came primarily from the Greenmarket.
Lamb sausage sandwiches with roasted tomatoes and beet greens, recipe for the beet greens is below.

Enjoy.

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1 bunch beet greens - stems removed, chopped, washed thoroughly.
1 small shallot minced - about 2 tablespooons
3 cloves garlic - minced
2TB olive oil
1TB butter
1TB creamy horseradish
3TB heavy cream
1/2 cup water
Salt & Pepper to taste
Sautee the garlic and shallot in the olive oil and butter until golden
add the greens, stir.
add the water and cover
Simmer on medium […]

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I’m back to eating! After this week’s scare* I’ve given up on Atkins, and I’m back to eating and eating well. I’m just going to be healthier about it, regardless of what these recipes may suggest…
Saturday’s dinner was Whole Wheat Fettuccine with Pesto and Caramelized Beets the ingredients for which were mostly […]

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1 bunch of beets mandolined to 1/4 x 1/8 ” strips (no mandolin? lots of patience and careful slicing is needed).
3 TB olive oil
2 TB butter
Salt & Pepper to taste.
Heat a sautee pan over medium heat, add the oil and butter, when the butter is melted add the beets and cover. Stirring occasionally.
Cook for 30-35 […]

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5 ounces fresh basil leaves (approximately 4 cups PACKED)
4-6 cloves garlic (depending on taste)
3 ounces pine nuts
2 teaspoons herbs de Provence
2 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup olive oil (the best you’ve got)
juice 1/2 lemon (prevents browning and adds a zing)
All but the oil and lemon go into the food processor, and blitz until all is […]

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When I started this blog, the idea was to stick to food & travel, but given a platform my big mouth can’t stay out of the way and when I get riled, I go off, and off-topic for this blog.
So some posts have been moved, not removed. They’re over here http://charlesfrench.com/opinion/. Now people […]

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