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Julia Child’s Ratatouille
Eggplant casserole with tomatoes, onions, peppers and zucchini. Ratatouille perfumes the kitchen with the essence of Provence and is certainly one of the great Mediterranean dishes. As it is strongly flavored it is best when it accompanies plain roast or broiled beef or lamb, pot-au-feu (boiled beef), or plain roast, broiled, or sautéed chicken. Equally…
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Stephanie Alexander’s Ratatouille
I’m more influenced by Stephane’s take on ratatouille, which is considerably less faffing about than Julia’s, and still manages to capture the magic of that combination of onions, eggplants, tomatoes and zucchinis.
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Julia Child’s Bouillabaisse
Excerpted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. Copyright © 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf. Reprinted with permission from the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. as part of the JC100 Celebration.
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The Edmonds’ Pikelet
Pikelets are delicious with butter and jam or jam and whipped cream – or with sour cream, smoked salmon and dill. To make American-style hotcakes, also known as pancakes, double this recipe and make them larger. Serve in a stack with butter, maple syrup, bacon and blueberries.
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Cheese scones to die for
New Zealand is big on cheese scones. Floriditas is a top Wellington restaurant. Cheesey and delicious these scones can be made with other strong cheese and whatever herbs you like. The trick is to be gentle and have the mix not to dry or wet.