catch-up

Since I joined FFwD 8 months after the group started, I was already 36 recipes behind. Lucky for me, some of these 36 I'd already prepared (because I love this cookbook), so I only have 26 weeks of catch-up work (this is starting to feel like one of my recurring nightmares-turned-to-sweet-dreams where I'm late for class then find out I haven't read any of the books all semester and I have a final that day - then I remember (in my dream) that I graduated from high school, college, and grad school more than 10 years ago and I will never have to take a final again...). I'm delighted to say that the FFwD class is purely self-directed study and no one will be grading me on my ability to complete these recipes (except my husband, and he grades on the curve. He likes curves.).

A few weeks ago, while on staycation, I flew through the September recipes, and now I'm left with nothing at all to eat (right!). So we'll get to work on those missing 26.

The list of recipes I need to tackle...

Gougeres

Gerard’s Mustard Tart

Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup

Hachis Parmentier

Marie-Helene’s Apple Cake

Potato Gratin

Caramel-Topped Semolina Cake

Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Flans

Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux

Sweet and Spicy Cocktail Nuts

My Go-to Beef Daube

Leek and Potato Soup

Speculoos

Spiced Butter-Glazed Carrots

paris mushroom soup

gnocchi a la parisienne

michel rostang’s double chocolate mousse cake

chicken b’stilla

basque potato tortilla

orange-almond tart

pancetta green beans

short ribs in red wine and port

savory cheese and chive bread

beggar’s linguine

salted butter break-ups

scallops with caramel-orange sauce

quinoa, fruit and nut salad

garlicky crumb-coated broccoli

vanilla eclairs

mustard batons

bistrot paul bert pepper steak

tourteau de chevre

spinach and bacon quiche

bacon, egg and asparagus salad

cardamom rice pilaf

warm weather vegetable pot au feu