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From: Montclair, NJ USA

Joined: November 22nd, 2009

About me: I can't be the only person who starts thinking about what to cook next while I am doing the dishes for the meal I just finished eating ... right?

Favorite cookbook: I flirt with all of them. But I am a sucker for good writing and great pictures.

Favorite recipe: Pretty much any combo of good bread and great cheese.

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes from One Good Dish

A dish that could not be simpler to make, and absolutely delicious. Topped the cooled tomato with a room temperature slice of mozzarella drizzled with EVOO and some ribbons of basil. A real treat. read more >

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The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Paris: Everyday Recipes from the Real Paris

By Daniel Young
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2006

A very easy version of a bistro classic. A slightly adapted version of this recipe appears in the November 2010 issue of Saveur magazine (p. 84). Both recipes are based on a version served at the Parisian bistro Chez Georges.

After the steaks come to room temperature, the recipe takes about 15 minutes to execute, from pan grilling the steaks (8 or so minutes) to finishing the simple bearnaise sauce (pan drippings, brandy, cream).

I made one change to this recipe (as did the writer of the Saveur version) in that I seasoned the meat prior to cooking, where the recipe calls for seasoning the sauce rather than the meat.

Served with a mesclun, apple, English cheddar and toasted walnut salad. Dessing was the apple cider vinaigrette from Barefoot Contessa (Back to Basics).

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