David lebovitz

I LOVE LOVE LOVE David Lebovitz. I do. We share stomping grounds/passions. First, we are both from the Bay. He cooked at Chez, I was at Oliveto. Then he took off to Paris, as did I. Difference is, he never came back, I did. Oi. What was I thinking? There is still hope, however. If I am not mistaken, he left for Paris when he was 47 (?) which still gives me some time to wrap up a few things before I hit the road. For now, I will live vicariously through him. Which is a pleasure, not only…

I've made these with whole milk plain yogurt, as well as Greek yogurt and you can read some of the differences in my post, above. You can use any of your favorite aromatic herbs, like thyme, sage, or bay leaves in the oil you pack the balls in. I like to add some chili flakes too, but while it’s tempting to add fresh garlic, there are some health hazards associate with that, so if you do, the labneh balls and oil should be used within 2-3 days. It's nice to roll the finished balls in…

So I'm going to go ahead and be one of those people who talk about their cats. I've resisted thus far, but it's time to introduce the world ...

Adapted from The French Menu Cookbook by Richard Olney If you want to leave the kirsch out, I've offered a few substitutions. If you want to make it without the alcohol, add a dash of pure almond extract along with the vanilla extract. For those on gluten-free diets, although I haven't tried it, it's likely one of the gluten-free flour mixes would work well for this. This is usually made with whole milk but I like the touch of richness that heavy cream provides, which also makes the texture…

Best Brownies Recipe - I've tried this recipe with carob (because I'm allergic to chocolate), and YUM!!!

Chocolate Pecan Slab Pie - David Lebovitz

The condiment you need to know about

Adapted from Around My French Table by Dorie GreenspanDorie doesn’t specify any type of apple but instead advises that you should use a mix of them. I don’t know what kind mine were since Romain brought them to me. The rum is really a great flavor in this cake, but if you’re avoiding alcohol, you could double or triple the vanilla to compensate. I also like this recipe because you can make it with ingredients easily on hand. Being American, I was tempted to add a dusting of ground cinnamon…

The crust will get a little darker as it baked, once filled. If it's getting too dark, you can either 1) Drape a sheet of foil lightly over the entire pie (making sure it's not touching the top of the pie filling, 2) Fashion pieces of foil over just the crust while the pie is baking, or 3) Use a pie shield. To make this gluten-free, you can use the Pretzel Pie Crust (using gluten-free pretzels) and cornstarch in place of the flour in the filling. The pie dough can be made in advance and…

SOME ONIONS WON’T LAST—you know, the ones whose tops didn’t brown down thoroughly before harvest, and may still look more like a scallion’s stalk, or store-bought ones sitting in that bowl on the counter a