A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR BOB
The leader of organized festivities in our film group, Soiree Du Film, is Robert Bennett. His setup for Oscar Night is always breathtaking. Of course it always helps when your partner is the brain behind K Aubrey Flowers and a great Southern cook. But all of our birthdays have been beautifully celebrated and this [...]
POVERTY CHICKEN FROM SUSAN DONSKY: OUR GUEST BLOGGER FOR MARCH 2013
Bonjour, Cuisinettes! I travel regularly from Brookeville, Maryland to your delightful shop for many reasons (copper cookware, sharpened knives, amazing coffee), but chief among them are the Les Moulins Mahjoub Natural Preserved Lemons you carry. I’ve sung the praises of these salty-sour morsels in my blog, dinnerbysusan.wordpress.com, and on the Facebook page of my personal [...]
A FIESTA FOR GREGORIO
When we found out that our grandson, Gregorio Pallotta, was making his debut to North America for his first American Christmas, we wanted to have a special party for him and his parental units. No point in having an Italian Buffet or a Southern Christmas open house. Instead we opted to have Oyamel cater a [...]
MY HUSBAND’S ROAST CHICKEN
We Cuisinettes are very proud of our cooking chops and share recipes with each other and clients when we pick cookbooks, new products and gear for the shop. But, in gender fairness, I want to give OTBD readers my husband’s roast chicken recipe which gets rave reviews from family and friends. It is SO easy, you will [...]
My Favorite Fall Main Course
Even though I look forward to steamy hot weather in Alexandria, Virginia–think dacquiris, rose wine, grilled meats and veggies, crunchy granitas with a dollop of whipped cream–but by October, I am tired of f having my shirt stick to my body and even the chocolate chip cookie of salads (mozzarella, tomatoes and basil) has [...]
BARBARA COSGRIFF’S SCRUMPTIOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RIFF
The Cuisinettes have been supplying the ingredients and utensils for Barbara’s much requested chocolate chip cookies. We asked her to be our inaugural guest blogger (a feature we plan several times a year, so stay tuned to our Upcoming Events feature). Chocolate chip cookies are some of the best American entries into the canons of [...]
THE BEST FIG TART EVER
To all of us at La Cuisine, the month of September means local figs (and also better not- so- local ones) There is even a giant fig tree two blocks up from the shop in a side yard of a Georgian house which is now an office building. And we have been known to snatch [...]
The Unbearable Longing For Italian Coffee
I love my neighborhood of make believe, but for years I could not understand why there was no pleasant place for a morning coffee, Italian style. It doesn’t have to be fancy, but I am too old for Generation X coffee house grunge decor. So, despite the fact that Starbucks has improved the general level [...]
Montana or Bust Part 2
Stephanie(my hero) was waiting for us as we stepped off the train. She whisked us away to a nearby hotel, the Comfort Inn of Shelby, Montana where chilled Cerdon (Stephanie’s favorite summer sparkling wine which she discovered in France), pizza and apple cider were waiting We had a trip to the indoor pool, and hot [...]
IT’S OKAY TO LOOK A GIFT PIG IN THE MOUTH…IN FACT THEIR TEETH ARE REALLY CUTE!
Growing up in suburban Columbus, Ohio, I never really saw a pig in my future. Granted, there were pigs, cows, and horses galore in Ohio, but none in my neck of the woods. Fast forward to a rather bizarre move westward to Montana, and some very special new friends, and we have been gifted a pig! [...]
