Tag Archives: butter
Plum Raspberry Crumble
Fruit crisp season continues here with this delightful dessert from Barefoot in Paris. It’s like the older, more sophisticated sister of the strawberry rhubarb crisp. We are not disappointed. I’ve stopped measuring ingredients for the topping – I just throw … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, Barefoot Contessa plum raspberry crumble, Barefoot in Paris, brown sugar, butter, fruit crisp, fruit dessert, oatmeal
Peach Raspberry Crisp
It’s fruit crisp month here at the Contessa-Curessa Project, which coincides well with National Ice Cream Month. This recipe (from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook) makes a huge batch. I see that as a theme in the early Contessa cookbooks, probably … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, butter, divided recipe, fruit crisp, oatmeal, Peach Raspberry Crisp, peaches, raspberries
The Story of the Flag Cake
Some of you may be (rightfully) expecting the famous Barefoot Contessa Flag Cake (from Barefoot Contessa Family Style) to show up here, now that it’s Independence Day. I’m sorry that you’ll have to wait until next year for that treat, … Continue reading →
Lemon Cake
From Barefoot Contessa Parties!, this recipe is not so different from the Lemon Yogurt Cake found in Barefoot at Home. The real citrus zest and juice in the cake, syrup, and glaze give a very fresh taste, and it smells … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, butter, citrus zest, lemon, lemon cake, lemon juice, lemon zest
Scallops Provençal
Barefoot in Paris
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, butter, fresh parsley, lemon juice, scallops, seafood
There’s No Place Like Home for the Hollandaise
The fact that I made homemade hollandaise sauce (well, along with the fact that I birthed his child) pretty much secures that I am indispensable to my husband. Asparagus with Hollandaise (Barefoot in Paris) looks, smells, and tastes like Spring … Continue reading →
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Tagged as asparagus, Barefoot Contessa blog, butter, hollandaise, lemon, spring, vegetables
Easy Sole Meuniere
I may not be able to pronounce it without making it sound like something that comes out of the back end of a cow, but I can cook it. And oh, how I can cook it. A triumph. Barefoot Contessa … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, butter, fish, lemon, sole meuniere
Sauteed Cabbage
This is, hands down, my favorite way to eat cabbage. It doesn’t use all that much butter, and I always use fancy salt. This photo looks like lettuce, maybe because I used savoy cabbage. Barefoot Contessa Parties!, p. 246
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, butter, cabbage, fleur de sel, sauteed cabbage, savoy cabbage
Linguine with Shrimp Scampi
I’ve made this before with great success, but this time I overcooked the linguine, so it was a bit mushy. Oh well. It was still good, and well worth the effort of removing the tails and poop trails from two … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, butter, citrus juice, fresh parsley, garlic, lemon, pasta, shrimp
Broccoli with Bow Ties
This is listed under the kids’ section of Barefoot Contessa Families (p. 205), but the garlic, lemon zest, and pine nuts definitely jazz it up for an adult audience, too.
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Tagged as Barefoot Contessa blog, bow ties, broccoli, butter, citrus juice, citrus zest, garlic, pasta, pignoli, pine nuts


