tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post2280704740112187181..comments2023-04-16T10:39:30.884-04:00Comments on French Laundry at Home: Salad of Black Mission Figs with Roasted Sweet Peppers and Shaved FennelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-13506335683205951522007-09-05T20:00:00.000-04:002007-09-05T20:00:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone. It is weird to be at the halfwa...Thanks, everyone. It is weird to be at the halfway point...... kind of sad, actually. Thanks for sticking with me. :)Carol Blymirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573307850587096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-47569513306612905032007-08-31T13:30:00.000-04:002007-08-31T13:30:00.000-04:00I was reading your latest post and assuming you li...I was reading your latest post and assuming you lived in sunny CA (sun in my kitchen, French Laundrey, etc.), laughing and enjoying your writing. But, no, when you said your fennel seeds were from TPSS co-op, my heart skipped a beat. You are a neighbor (somewhere near!) Great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-50735181670440292112007-08-31T10:27:00.000-04:002007-08-31T10:27:00.000-04:00I am wondering how you are going to survive all th...I am wondering how you are going to survive all this adulation and remain the Diner Girl we have all grown to love. Perhaps after sawing the pig's head you will take up writing.KYPIAKHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151803522474989588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-64956301924671255132007-08-29T11:36:00.000-04:002007-08-29T11:36:00.000-04:00Sidenote: if you are a Bon Jovi fan be sure to tak...Sidenote: if you are a Bon Jovi fan be sure to take in his <I>Oscar-worthy performance</I> in the sequel to John Carpenter's <I>Vampires,</I> titled <I>Dio Los Muertos,</I> and featuring lesbian vampires.<BR/><BR/>It...really must be seen to be believed. He wears a samurai sword across his back through the entire film and <I>never uses it.</I>Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598437779185407354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-81512962036682178552007-08-29T01:24:00.000-04:002007-08-29T01:24:00.000-04:00Absolutely amazing.Absolutely amazing.BernaD*vahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470593644159278294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-91015869600340126972007-08-28T21:03:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:03:00.000-04:00Well done. Such an admirable quest.Well done. Such an admirable quest.Kevin Kossowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162563717624538222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-85459856786437136222007-08-28T14:45:00.000-04:002007-08-28T14:45:00.000-04:00I'm kind of sad you are already halfway through......I'm kind of sad you are already halfway through... I so look forward to your posts.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful plating!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371810758280293425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-77871058016570962642007-08-28T11:01:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:01:00.000-04:00(hello, sawing a pig's head in half, and butcherin...<I>(hello, sawing a pig's head in half, and butchering a whole baby lamb)</I><BR/><BR/>If those entries are half as entertaining as the soft-shell crab one I won't mind the shudders!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598437779185407354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-62888797910050880132007-08-28T01:12:00.000-04:002007-08-28T01:12:00.000-04:00if your going to cook like that you should be list...if your going to cook like that you should be listening to Cake...especially when you start on that Pigs head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-46115381808866408442007-08-27T18:45:00.000-04:002007-08-27T18:45:00.000-04:00Congrats on the half-way mark!! I hope you had a ...Congrats on the half-way mark!! I hope you had a nice peaceful vacation. The salad looks great!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933366632869606653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-12227548616079826112007-08-27T16:52:00.000-04:002007-08-27T16:52:00.000-04:00(You)'ll make it, I swear.Congrats on the halfway ...(You)'ll make it, I swear.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the halfway mark!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-23220427260059182912007-08-26T05:36:00.000-04:002007-08-26T05:36:00.000-04:00Congratulations on getting "halfway there". That ...Congratulations on getting "halfway there". That salad looks beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-43040718665181577782007-08-26T00:43:00.000-04:002007-08-26T00:43:00.000-04:00Reading about this salad, and marveling that it di...Reading about this salad, and marveling that it didn't sound absurdly involved, motivated me to cook my visiting parents a FL-inspired meal tonight, starting with this very salad (although I burned the balsamic reduction twice by not paying attention, so ended up having to use plain balsamic and it emulsified so my plating didn't look as good.) Then we did the orzo with the lobster broth from the "Macaroni and Cheese" (I love my parents, but not enough to pay $18/lb for live lobster from Central Market, so we skipped the actual lobster meat itself.) After that, the salmon chops, adapted just to have the beurre monte and white truffle oil and a snipping of chives, omitting the other stuff. Dessert was a watermelon-basil sherbet I made because I had both in my garden. But I served them in classy ramekins with slivers of watermelon rind and basil leaves so I could pretend they might show up in the FL cookbook.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thank you for sharing all of your hard work. Your photographed platings and mise have been very useful, and your sense of humor and light heart describing your way through the recipes has been inspiring. Otherwise I probably just would have left the cookbook as a coffee table book and figured it would be prohibitively time-consuming to cook out of.brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427702387286733536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-31974932995604191002007-08-25T12:30:00.000-04:002007-08-25T12:30:00.000-04:00I don't comment often, but I wanted to congratulat...I don't comment often, but I wanted to congratulate you on this momentous milestone and let you know how much I've enjoyed your adventures with Keller's cuisine.Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162620206370481186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-84530918540725750322007-08-25T12:22:00.000-04:002007-08-25T12:22:00.000-04:00OK, I started the day feeling, ya know, a little d...OK, I started the day feeling, ya know, a little decent about approaching the big 4-0 albeit after YOU do. But THEN to have you mention the 21 years...well, I think the gray hairs on my head were fruitful and multiplied.<BR/><BR/>And just so you know, I am quite confident that YOU remember more of that Janet Jackson choreography than I do to this day.<BR/><BR/>But I'll never forget the famous Roger Riggle "fah-lapp ball change". <BR/><BR/>Ever.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and that salad looks great.<BR/><BR/>Nice Gene Shalit reference.pdxblogmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424710962818464421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-43453902861717570142007-08-25T11:42:00.000-04:002007-08-25T11:42:00.000-04:00Love the new plates! Very FL...Nice plating job a...Love the new plates! Very FL...<BR/>Nice plating job as well. Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-73096144404770756822007-08-24T22:12:00.000-04:002007-08-24T22:12:00.000-04:00Damn, that's a gorgeous plate. And the ode to Bon ...Damn, that's a gorgeous plate. <BR/><BR/>And the ode to Bon Jovi: Priceless.Anita (Married... with dinner)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16158306976034229048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-42284667722345509642007-08-24T21:46:00.000-04:002007-08-24T21:46:00.000-04:00look, i love reading your entries and all, but i h...look, i love reading your entries and all, but i have to end the madness here - BON JOVI??<BR/><BR/>i'm not a fan. <BR/><BR/>(this coming from the girl who loved duran duran more than life itself in 1983. ugh)<BR/><BR/>salad looks stellar, though!french tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151526178227614241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-80119522380049320452007-08-24T21:41:00.000-04:002007-08-24T21:41:00.000-04:00Judging from your reaction to the Great SoftShell ...Judging from your reaction to the Great SoftShell Crab Defacing of 2007, I wonder how you will handle the pig's head. I envision you in a HazMat suit with tongs.<BR/><BR/>You can just give me the bowl full of peppers and shallots. Forget the rest, that's what did it for me. I want to dive in with both hands.<BR/><BR/>And a question: What exactly makes grey salt so different from kosher salt? Taste, texture?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com