Eggs for breakfast or dinner
Q. My partner and I love your column. However, we havemoved to Punta Gorda on the west coast. Although we love it here, we are missing the plethora of restaurants and the Sun Sentinel. One of our favorite restaurants is Rendez-Vous Bakery and Bistro. Iwould love to surprisemy partner withRendezVous’ fabulous Eggs Forestiere, a breakfast of two poached eggs in a mushroom sauce. I hope they will share this recipe. Thank you for your help and keep up the great column.— Suzanne Currie, Punta Gorda
A. Thanks Suzanne, I have double good news. You can stay in touch with us at SunSentinel.com/food, and chef and owner Pascal Zeimet of Rendez-Vous French Bakery and Bistro (1576 E. Oakland Park Blvd, Oakland Park, 954-563-2228, rdvbakery.com) was happy to share his Eggs Forestiere recipe. Chef Zeimet knows a thing or two about eggs. Hewas born in Marville, in the Lorraine region of northeastern France, noted for its culinary contribution quiche Lorraine. He’s also quite an accomplished pastry chef, dazzling his customers with tempting display cases of exquisite classic French pastries. Chef Zeimet began baking at 16 years old. Eventually, his career took him stateside where he became responsible for the La Madeleine Bakery and Café chain with 21 locations in Texas andWashington, D.C. Although the Eggs Forestiere is on Rendezvous’ breakfast menu, I’m filing this one under great vegetarian dinners. A nice change fromthe usual go-to omelet supper.
Q. As a child, my mother made little squares of crushed graham crackers, semi-sweet chocolate bits and I think a can of sweetened condensed milk. I would love to make them thus re-cre- Eggs Forestiere, with two poached eggs and a mushroom sauce, at Rendez-Vous French Bakery and Bistro in Oakland Park.
ating a pleasant memory ofmy mother. Could you kindly check your files for other ingredients, amounts, etc. Thank you so much.— Rita Fingold, Delray Beach
A. This request also brings back memories for me as it’s popular for school bake sales. The recipe comes together quickly for last minute moms and is a real kid crowd pleaser. I headed straight to Eagle Brandswebsite (eaglebrand.com) and a quick search provided several recipes for
Magic Cookie Bars. I decided to offer the Seven Layer variety. Thisway you can pick and choose which ingredients you’d like to layer. But I have to say I’m confused as to what the 7th layer is because I only counted 6, unless you consider butter that goes in the crust a layer. For more variations add miniM&Ms, dried fruit such as cranberries or apricots, switch dark or white chocolate for semi-sweet, and vary the nuts. Hoping this bring back sweet memories, Rita.