May 18

Laura Calder — 16 Tasty Morsels

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Laura Calder -- French Food At Home

Laura Calder -- French Food At Home

From six-year-old local bake-off winner to James Beard award winner, Laura Calder has some enviable culinary experiences under her apron…

Laura Calder — 16 Tasty Morsels

  1. Hosts French Food At Home — simple French home cooking which anyone can make
  2. Won first cooking award at age six for Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Icing
  3. Pulled off her first multi-course family dinner at age nine – each dish contained cheese
  4. Was obsessed with German baking – including breads and pretzels
  5. Snacks on iron-rich dulse…seaweed from off the coast of Canada
    6. Dulse - Atlantic sun-dried seaweed

    Dulse - Atlantic sun-dried seaweed

  6. Attended cooking school in Vancouver
  7. Loves personal recipe collections and handwritten cookbooks
  8. Worked for a wine expert in Napa, California
  9. Collaborated with Anne Villan – founder of Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne in Burgundy, France
  10. Craves Panda Licorice
    11. Panda Licorice

    Panda Licorice

  11. Wrote her first cookbook, French Food At Home, while in Paris
  12. Has a deep appreciation for fresh coffee with a frothy head from an Italian paraspruzzo
    13. Italian Paraspruzzo Coffee Maker

    Italian Paraspruzzo Coffee Maker

  13. Wrote for Gourmet, Salon, The Wine Journal and The Times of London
  14. Apprenticed in starred restaurants and worked as a private chef
  15. Has been known to use porcelain “pie birds”
    16. Porcelain Pie Bird

    Porcelain Pie Bird

  16. Won 2010 James Beard Award for her show,  French Food At Home

Catch French Food At Home on Cooking Channel, beginning May 31st.

Your favorite French dish or specialty?

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  5. Alexander posted 08/09/2011

    They need MORE MORE MORE of this wonderful woman! Make NEW shows PLEASE!

  6. Chris posted 08/11/2011

    Home made French foods are delicious. Thank you Laura for sharing your recepies, love it!!! http://www.howtogetyourexbackmym3.com

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  8. Ms. Tart posted 09/01/2011

    Could we have more Laura Calder please? She just great. I love her style of cooking and her style.

  9. Ruth posted 09/06/2011

    Love Laura and her show!

  10. Dr. Larry Yampolsky posted 09/06/2011

    I LOVE the new Laura Calder show!!!!! I've watched ALL the cooking shows for several years and at last I now have something to look forward to on TV!!! Laura's personality, charm, great looks, intelligence and delivery is refreshing and captivating!!! I was at the point where Giada, Rachael & Guy were demeaning in their presentation and intollerable to watch!!! It sounded like they were doing kindergarten programs and thought they were all that!! Totally boring!! Thanks Laura for changing the entire face of cooking tv!!

  11. realitalianchef posted 09/16/2011

    Laura's show is wonderful. Simple ingredients cooked well with wonderful results. What more could one ask ? Certainly she is head and shoulders above that pseudo Italian who seems to be unable to boil water unless showing off her cleavage. Oh, and the "Italian's" recipes are an insult to everything Italian. Just awful!

  12. Ana Jensen posted 10/29/2011

    Laura, I love your show and wait impatiently for the next one. Thank you so very much, you make it look so easy and friendly

  13. Karen Qualls posted 12/03/2011

    I love this show. I agree you would have to be an idiot to think your race,culture or genetics would automatically mean you were predisposed to a talent. That is the basis for bigotry. A skill is learned. Some have a talent that can be groomed. We can all learn to do something better. I have duplicated many of her recipes and they work. She isn't arrogant. Some recently famous chefs are arrogant and have lost sight of the goal. I really enjoyed the show, hope to see more. I am purchasing her cookbooks.

  14. Shanne posted 12/04/2011

    I have been a fan for the last year now. I have purchased ALL of your cookbooks–including the newest. The recipes are fun and most are easy to prepare. I look forward to new shows in the future. In Louisiana we are known for our fantastic food. Laura, you make the grade!! Come to Louisiana soon. It would be fun to see you in person.

  15. Deborah posted 1 week, 2 days ago

    Love Laura Calder's show French Food At Home. The food she prepares is wonderful, the music so enjoyable and the ease of which she cooks and entertains is a pleasure to watch. I watch both Cooking Channel and the Food Channel and Laura's French Food At Home is a must see and record.
    Please keep this show !

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