Well folks, Dorie Greenspan's new book, Around my French Table is out! And with it, a new group to cook along with the book -- French Fridays with Dorie . Of course I had to join! Dorie chose the first month's worth of recipes herself, beginning with gougeres. They are basically cheese puffs, which begin with a pâte à choux, something that I have never even attempted. Hello! Where have I been? They were not nearly as daunting as I expected them to be. The recipe instructs you to bring your milk & butter mixture to a boil, dump the flour in, and begin "stirring energetically." For some reason, I just love that description. Anyway, as soon as I dumped the flour in, my phone started ringing. Of course! I let it go to voice mail (sorry Mom!). After beating in the eggs comes the awesome part -- adding the cheese! Oh yeah. :) I chose cheddar because, honestly, it's what I had. I ...
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