25.3.11

friday




Somehow I've managed to: find speculoos, bake two quiches, eat a pound of beets (!), watch seven films in theaters, avoid the slumps, and read two books- all before the span of a week. Based on "productivity" alone, I'd say things are on the up and up. Sure, glancing at a map of Paris continues to grip my heart, I can't find figs anywhere, and I am not yet zipping around town in a hunter green e-type roadster. I'll settle for upstate New York, grapes/olives/challah, and the bus.





quiche #1: grilled onion cauliflower (the generous pat of dijon mustard as the first layer is not to be taken lightly), using Julia Child's perfect pâte brisée recipe (this seems to deviate slightly from the version in the book?; the pastry dough page in my copy is coated lightly in a caked layer of flour)

quiche #2: (not pictured), used the superb dijon/grilled onions combination, gathered what I could from the icebox, sauteed spinach with an ample amount of shallots (must also recommend Julia's recipe, which I have memorized fondly), mixed with gruyère and parmesan following the wet ingredients from the aforementioned recipe; the result: impossibly good



14 comments:

  1. Oh, this quiche recipes sound yummy! I think I will try the grilled onion cauliflower one this weekend, too (thanks for inspiration!). I am kind of curious what this red leather floral thing is in the last image, looks so beautiful! Wish you a nice weekend!

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  2. Sounds like a very productive week! The quiches sound fabulous! xxxxxxxxx

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  3. i have a gas oven so i'm always hesitant about baking, but this sounds delicious.

    thanks for the french film tip!

    karina

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  4. Sounds yummy! Love the photographs!
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  5. love your blog and photography so much. Happy Spring.

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  6. beautiful yellow flowers... and that fluffy bread! yum. i really want to try speculoos!!

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  7. Oooh, where did you find the Speculoos?? Spill the beans!

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  8. must try baking my own quiche one of these days.. anyway, have you ever heard of speculoos spread? http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/Lotus.html

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  9. Beautiful flowers!

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  10. What a perfect list of things you've managed to accomplish in a week. I'd love to get a hold of speculoos...

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  11. oh yummmm i love quiche! and the fact that you used Julia Child's cook book is rather impressive. i find that book somewhat impenetrable... :/

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  12. This all looks so lovely!

    xoxo,

    colormenana.blogspot.com

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  13. love the photographs..i also love your blog name (:

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