Paris is often thought of, and truthfully so, as one of the most expensive cities to visit in Europe. The cafes, the restaurants, and the packed museums all understand their value…
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Ingredients: 4 thick cut bone-in rib chops, 1½ – 2 inch thick (about 2½ – 3 pounds) 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon chopped fresh…
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons whole, black peppercorns, roughly ground 2 filet mignon steaks (½ – ¾ pound each, about 2½” thick) – other thick (at least 1” thick) steaks work well, too…
Ingredients 3 (1 1/2 pound) lobsters 4 cups water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cognac, divided 1 cup coarsely chopped onions 1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots 1…
It is no longer Hemingway’s Paris. No longer that romanticized epoch of clinking champagne glasses and Can-Can Girls, backlit with the swirling of sweet cigars and bawdy revelry. Where the beauty…
While certainly not fluent, Tracy and I have studied enough French language to have an appreciation for the language and especially appreciate its status as the romance language that most seem…
Ingredients: 2 sticks butter 3 eggs 3 – 6 TBS. lemon juice cayenne pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon salt Preparation: In a small saucepan, melt the butter until sizzling. But don’t…