This recipe is from Executive Chef Remy Schaal of la Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe. Founded in Dallas in 1983, la Madeleine has many neighborhood cafes and bakeries in five states and Washington, D.C. Excellent potato soup!
1/8 cup unsalted butter
2 leeks, thinly sliced
1 large yellow onion, sliced
1 1/2 qt. chicken stock
4 large peeled potatoes, sliced [...]
Did you ever want to do something dramatic, or something that had a little extra flair? La Madeleine is known for their fine French cookery, and you can make one of their rarely seen menu items at home. This recipe has medieval traditions in that you bake the chicken inside a pastry shell. You do [...]
This is just one of their wonderful soups!
is is another classic from the Famous French restaurant and bakery. Excerpted from an article by Beverly Bundy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram around May 20, 1994.
This is my personal most ordered menu item at La Madeleine, these are easy to make, and they do make an elegant dessert.