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HERE WE GO AGAIN, with DORIE

October 25, 2018 by Mary 22 Comments

  Who doesn’t keep some kernels of wisdom tucked into their hip pocket to pull out when needed. For me, my pocket runneth over with pithy tips. Here are just two: 1. PEOPLE LIKE TO BE THANKED. (My mother) While growing up, I knew whenever someone gave me a gift, a thank you note was… 

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Around My French Table, Aspen, CookTheBookFridays, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, The Way I Cook, Uncategorized

SWEET, SURPRISING SEPTEMBER

September 28, 2018 by Mary 9 Comments

Thousands of Leaf Peepers flooded into Colorado’s High Country the past two weeks to enjoy Mother Nature’s dazzling performance. Watching our quaking Aspen leaves transform their green into golden yellow is a magical time here. From the moment we spot the first yellow leaves until they begin to turn crispy brown, it’s an ongoing conversation…. 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Pastries, Platters & Boards, Uncategorized

A PARIS LIFE

April 24, 2018 by Mary 13 Comments

Dear Miss Manners, When I was in Paris recently, I attended a small dinner party with four other American friends. Our gracious host and hostess live in an apartment with a balcony view of the Tour Eiffel. During our marvelous dinner we set our Apple watches for “on the hour” alarms to catch the 5-minute… 

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Around My French Table, Aspen, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Seafood & Fish, Uncategorized

VIGNETTES de PARIS

April 16, 2018 by Mary 17 Comments

It’s been 5 weeks since I arrived in Paris with 2 small suitcases, keys to an Airbnb rental (first time ever) and a blank slate. Albeit unnerving, the onus on me, there’s freedom in that. If my friends and family questioned the sanity of this adventure, I didn’t know it. That was truly a gift…. 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, Pastries, Seafood & Fish, Veggies

LIGHTS in PARIS, STILL BRIGHT

April 1, 2018 by Mary 20 Comments

Six weeks in Paris. Alone. Studio. 3rd floor walk-up. No elevator. Admit it, right now you’re thinking, shouldn’t she have done this 40 years ago? But, here’s the thing. C’est dommage. I didn’t. Now, three weeks into the journey, I am surprised by its so-far-so-good success. This trip was no whim but a dream which… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Breads, Desserts, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Pastries, Uncategorized

IT’S CHILLY. IT’S EASTER WEEK. IT’S PARIS

March 24, 2018 by Mary 27 Comments

Flàneur – An observer who wanders the streets of a great city on a mission to notice with childlike enjoyment the smallest events and the obscurest sights he encounters. It’s a rainy, bone-chilling cold Paris evening, providing me the perfect opportunity to rewind this past week for you. Before these seven days blur into “If… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Desserts, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Pastries, Uncategorized

DORIE & INA: THE ART of FIERCE

December 21, 2016 by Mary 11 Comments

In the mood to feel good? Need to unplug for a moment? I can magically make that happen: (1) Read my blog; (2) While still (hopefully) chuckling from Dorie & Ina: The Art of Fierce, drive to to your local theatre to see “La La Land”. If you’re not happy after (1) and (2) then,… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Pastries, Snacks, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cooking for Jeffrey, Dorie's Cookies, Ina Garten

IRRESISTIBLE FARE and SNORKLE UPDATE

November 6, 2015 by Mary 5 Comments

Last summer when we finished cooking through Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table, I seriously considered signing off. The major reasons I began LightsonBright. as I’ve often said, were not only to bring structure to a chaotic time but also to chronicle the journey of rebuilding a life. Besides completing the cookbook, I also felt… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Doris Greenspan, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Salads, Uncategorized, Veggies Tagged With: Buvette, jody Williams

ALICE WATER’S PANTRY & TRAVEL TALES

October 15, 2015 by Mary 29 Comments

This is my prediction. After reading this post you’ll open your cupboard doors or walk into your pantry, put your hands on your hips and take a mental inventory. Whether you’re into cooking or would rather not, it’s smart, if only for safety’s sake, to stock your pantry well. The question? Can you feed the… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, Seafood & Fish, Uncategorized

IT’S FRENCH FRIDAYS: WEAR YOUR LIPSTICK

June 11, 2015 by Mary 22 Comments

Since October, 2010, when French Fridays was launched, we Doristas have danced around Dorie Greenspan’s French table. While our jigs were virtual, the 300 recipes she created and we made were delightfully genuine. Now, after 4 1/2 years, it’s kinda shocking to realize I’ve successfully muddled through Around My French Table, more than 300 recipes… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Aspen, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, Meats, Salads, Uncategorized Tagged With: food52, GENIUS RECIPES

FRENCH FRIDAYS: WE’VE COOKED THE WHOLE BOOK

May 21, 2015 by Mary 31 Comments

This is a toque-worthy day in our French Fridays with Dorie world. With this week’s mouthwatering recipe, our group will have literally cooked-the-book. The cookbook is “Around My French Table, more than 300 recipes from my home to yours” by the incomparable Dorie Greenspan. What began in October 2010 with Gougères, those exquisite pâte à… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Meats, Uncategorized

A SWEET REVOLUTION WITH FRENCH FRIDAYS

May 15, 2015 by Mary 18 Comments

Listen up. French Fridays is joining a global revolt. Created by English chef Jamie Oliver, who crossed the Pond to transform the way America feeds its children, we Doristas are proud to hold our whisks high and march into battle. It’s Food Revolution Day. For the past 3 years, we have set aside this special… 

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Filed Under: Around My French Table, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Uncategorized Tagged With: Food Revolution Day 2015, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Oliver Foundation

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