The Veg Edge

"The Veg Edge" was seriously inspiring. I watched the debut episode on the cooking channel. One dish that caught my attention was the mung bean crepe. I love mung bean.

The Retro Show

So I was watching French Food at Home again, and she finally made something that looks like ghastly aspic. She put half an egg inside it. Now, I'm sort of interested. It looks similar to this ...

(photo:Joanne Witt)

It's part of her retro episode, which reminds me of A. Bourdain in his New York City episode where he's in an old school French restaurant, filled with old timers elegantly ruining their lungs and livers.

Like the simple idea of the crispy toasts that went with her aspicy thing. The edges of the triangular toast were dipped in cold clarified butter and then dipped in parsley or something green so they had buttery green edges. I salivate to this.

French Food At Home

(photo:foodanddrinkfest)

Laura Calder hosts a French cooking show. I've been watching all the episodes that my DVR was able to tape, as the usual suspects in the house is all too happy to delete episodes when it gets in the way of their telly viewing. Not in DVD form yet, but this is going on my wish list.

Episode I just watched was called "Free Spirit". Recipes includes a rolly-polly cake, and chicken in a creamy paprika sauce.

I liked this episode, because the recipes all seemed pretty easy and delicious. She takes a little field-trip to see free range chickens. It's one of two cooking shows I DVR. It's visually pleasing. Love the large kitchen. As a host, she's growing on me.

Best part of this episode, was when she announceed that's it's her tenth year anniversary of running away. Before that, she had an office job, boyfriend, apartment, and an impeccable educational background behind her. Then she realized, she hated it. So, she ran away to cooking school, and made it to France for a number of years. I want to say something similar someday.