Very Good Recipes of French from Out of the Ordinary

There are 38 French recipes on the blog Out of the Ordinary. (470 on all the blogs)

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Broccoli rabe with lemons, pecans and french feta Broccoli rabe with lemons, pecans and french feta By Out of the Ordinary 06/19/13 21:54 Here at The Ordinary, everybody is in a tizzy. It’s the last week of school! There’s so much to remember and sign, and turn in, and bring home, and so many places to be at certain times and letters to … Continue reading →
French lentil & barley stew with sage, rosemary and port wine French lentil & barley stew with sage, rosemary and port wine By Out of the Ordinary 04/02/13 20:00 Beware of any post that starts, “Last night, I was trying to fall asleep and I started thinking about…” You’ve been warned! So, last night, I was trying to fall asleep and I started thinking about the Easterish theme of … Continue reading →
Double crusted pie with roasted mushrooms, french lentils and spinach: The ur Ordinary pie Double crusted pie with roasted mushrooms, french lentils and spinach: The ur Ordinary pie By Out of the Ordinary 03/14/13 20:38 It’s national pie day! Who knew? Not me. And yet, strangely, I made a big delicious pie, only last night. And not just any pie, but the ur Ordinary pie, the pie that started it all. I feel like the … Continue reading →
French lentil and farro soup with spinach French lentil and farro soup with spinach By Out of the Ordinary 02/28/13 20:12 “He was standing by the edge of a small pool – no more than ten feet from side to side – in a wood. The trees grew close together and were so leafy that he could get no glimpse of … Continue reading →
French cake a week – Galette Bretonne French cake a week – Galette Bretonne By Out of the Ordinary 02/25/13 22:48 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak french, bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962. It’s the day after the orgy of soulless self-adoration and styleless glamor that is the Oscars! This seems an appropriate … Continue reading...
Hazelnut sage cracker fans stacked with roasted mushrooms, french lentils and chard Hazelnut sage cracker fans stacked with roasted mushrooms, french lentils and chard By Out of the Ordinary 02/15/13 20:18 Isaac gave me a card for valentine’s day. It’s got a three-dimensional heart made of red tissue paper flowers, and it says “my heart belongs to you.” Sweet. A fairly traditional valentine’s day sentiment. Nicely made card. It undid me! … Continue reading...
Savory french toast (with truffle butter) and broccoli rabe pesto purée with chickpeas Savory french toast (with truffle butter) and broccoli rabe pesto purée with chickpeas By Out of the Ordinary 02/10/13 17:32 Yesterday we talked about Ivan Karamazov’s devil, and it got me thinking about the long tradition of imaginary friends in film and literature. Ghosts, angels, devils, goblins, spirits, pookas – each representing something important for the character they...
French lentil chard soup with meyer lemon and ginger French lentil chard soup with meyer lemon and ginger By Out of the Ordinary 01/30/13 20:23 There’s Nothing as Trustworthy as the Ordinary Mind of Ordinary Man. So readeth a banner on the wall of Lonesome Rhodes. Lonesome himself is on the balcony, raving like a Tom Waits-voiced Tarzan about how the people listen to him, … Continue reading →
French cake a week – Gateau Alsacien or le schwowcbredel French cake a week – Gateau Alsacien or le schwowcbredel By Out of the Ordinary 01/22/13 20:33 In which Claire, who speaks no French, bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962.The other day we talked about Jean Renoir’s use of windows, and the way he creates scenes with an intimate yet … Continue reading →
French cake a week – Gateau de pommes “a la Danoise” (and simple spice cookies) French cake a week – Gateau de pommes “a la Danoise” (and simple spice cookies) By Out of the Ordinary 01/10/13 20:41 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak French, bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962.Yesterday we shared some poems and passages about windows. “But Claire,” I heard you saying, “You know what else is beautiful? … Continue reading...
Ring-shaped pie with french lentils, chard, walnuts, and butternut squash Ring-shaped pie with french lentils, chard, walnuts, and butternut squash By Out of the Ordinary 01/03/13 20:23 We had a lovely snow on Christmas eve, light and soft, the kind that makes the whole world seem clean and quiet. Snow makes Clio crazy, it brings out one of the “four formes of canine madnesse, the frantic or … Continue reading →
French-cake-a-week: Buche de Noel French-cake-a-week: Buche de Noel By Out of the Ordinary 12/21/12 20:52 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak French, bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962. It’s nearly Christmas!! Three days till Christmas eve, and we get presents on Christmas eve, too! Or so I’ve been … Continue reading →
French cake a week – les sables de caen (with clementine zest) French cake a week – les sables de caen (with clementine zest) By Out of the Ordinary 12/10/12 20:06 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak French bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962. Here at The Ordinary, we’ve fallen way behind in our French-cake-a-week series. O! The angry uproar from our cake-eating fans! … Continue reading...
French cake a week – quatre-quarts aux amandes French cake a week – quatre-quarts aux amandes By Out of the Ordinary 11/23/12 22:36 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak french, bakes her way through a french cookbook from 1962. If you cast your memory back, you may recall that before hurricane Sandy and before the power outage and all that ensued, I was … Continue reading →
Wild rice & french lentils with roasted mushrooms & butternut squash with cauliflower and carrot puréee Wild rice & french lentils with roasted mushrooms & butternut squash with cauliflower and carrot puréee By Out of the Ordinary 11/16/12 20:41 We’ve had our power back for over a week now – we’ve had it back as long as we’d lost it. But I still have dreams every night that we don’t have power, and I wake up in a panic. … Continue reading →
French cake a week – Quatre-quarts French cake a week – Quatre-quarts By Out of the Ordinary 10/22/12 23:01 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak french, bakes her way through a french cookbook from 1962. I seem to have gotten into the habit of talking about a french film as well as a french cake each week! I like … Continue reading →
Walnut, roasted mushroom and french lentil soup Walnut, roasted mushroom and french lentil soup By Out of the Ordinary 10/20/12 16:12 We’re going to try something new, here at The Ordinary. In my imagination, actual ordinaries, in which people ate meals hundreds of years ago, had newspapers lying around the tables for patrons to read as they ate. People frequented the … Continue reading...
French cake a week – Gateau vatel French cake a week – Gateau vatel By Out of the Ordinary 10/14/12 17:17 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak French, bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962. I’m woefully behind with my French-cake-a-week series! Last week I didn’t make a cake at all, because it took us … Continue reading →
French cake a week – gateau aux amandes French cake a week – gateau aux amandes By Out of the Ordinary 09/27/12 20:34 In which Claire, who doesn’t speak French, bakes her way through the cake section of a French cookbook from 1962.Last week I rambled on and on about how much I like songs about ramblers. Specifically those of Robert Johnson. The … Continue reading →
Eggplant-french lentil burgers and rosemary buttermilk buns Eggplant-french lentil burgers and rosemary buttermilk buns By Out of the Ordinary 09/26/12 23:18 I’ve been so distracted lately! I just can’t sit still! I just can’t focus. I’m an important person, dammit, I’ve got a busy schedule, I’ve got important things to attend to! There’s work to be done. Important work. And only … Continue reading →
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