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Brown Butter Pistachio Berry Cakes “Tu verras, quand ma soeur arrivera, il fera beau”, (You’ll see when my sister comes, it will be sunny again) my brother B. tells his wife G. My mother also tells me...
View ArticleDerby Farm Flowers and Gardens Event
Book Signing at Derby Farm Flowers & Garden I am very excited about this event. First, because it’s happening locally. Second, because it’s taking place in a completely delightful gift and flower...
View ArticleThe Goat Farm
“Are you really sure that we are going?” P. asks as the three of us sit at the table for breakfast. The aroma of apples sautéeing in butter and sugar in the kitchen makes it feel even warmer and...
View ArticleRoasted Root Vegetable Recipe for the Boston Globe
Roasted Root Vegetable Recipe Hello fall! We are going to really miss you. For the beautiful walks you let us have. And for your delicious root vegetables. Especially the multicolored carrots, pink...
View ArticleDec 9th — Book Signing at Eat Boutique Holiday Market
Somehow I cannot believe that we are in December, and that the last time I wrote in this space was by late October. More than one month has gone by. And in less than three weeks, it’s Christmas–for us...
View ArticleThere were potatoes, oysters, and mussels
Chocolate, Berry, and Almond Gratins Lulu was excited when I told her we were going to Canada. She remembered our recent trips to Montreal and the little friends she had made when we visited our...
View ArticleMâche Salad with Potato Galettes and Scallops
Mâche Salad with Potato Galettes and Scallops When I was growing up, my mother always kept mâche (lamb’s lettuce) in her garden. We loved that it was the only salad we could grow year round,...
View ArticleTurning Four
Lulu’s Birthday Cake My girl likes sprinkles. And she made this cake with me. Her fourth birthday cake to share with her friends at school. She was really proud of it. And me of her. I know that we...
View ArticleThe promise of 2013
White Lentil Soup with Poached Egg, Chorizo, and Paprika Hello everyone, So sorry to have been away for so long. I don’t even have the excuse of having traveled to exotic places. I’ve been home....
View ArticleMindful while I enjoyed radishes
Radish, Edamame, and Goat Cheese Tartines with Fleur de Sel Recipe — Mindful Magazine Canada seems to be everywhere in my life right now. I love that it’s happening! So since I was just speaking about...
View ArticleFava Bean and Pea Tartines and a New Cookbook
Roasted Almond Fava Bean and Pea Tartines with Labneh I think that I may have had a semblance of writer’s block. For the past few months, I’ve been looking at this page, wondering how I should start...
View ArticleIn the Mood for Strawberries for Mindful Magazine
Les fraises Ah les fraises ! One of my favorite early summer fruit. Thinking about strawberries makes me feel mellow and warm inside as I imagine picking them, smelling their sweet aroma, and tasting...
View ArticleThe Easy Way to Lunch
Quinoa Salad with Fava Beans, Asparagus, and Orange “Moi j’adore le quinoa !” (I love quinoa!) Lulu exclaims as she reaches towards me across the dining table to grab a spoonful of quinoa from my...
View ArticleSeptember 7th and 8th at Sunday Suppers
Le pique-nique You may recall that last summer, I was very lucky to collaborate with the very sweet Karen Mordechai from Sunday Suppers to teach a food styling and photography workshop and lead one of...
View ArticleHappy 2014
Clementine Tartlets I came to wish you all a wonderful happy year 2014. Sometimes the unpredictable happens and leaves one battered and deflated. The past few months have been difficult for us, so I...
View ArticleGalette des rois for a queen
Galette des rois aux pommes (sans gluten) La galette des rois is a traditional pie the French like to prepare to celebrate the Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas, when the wise men visited baby...
View ArticleMarch 20, 24, 2014: A workshop at Lake Memphrémagog in Québec
I grew up in a rural part of northeast France with good winters. I imagine that this naturally planted the seed for my love for the snow and a wintry landscape. I started to ski when I was young and...
View ArticleFood Styling and Photography in Paris
Hello everyone, It is definitely this time of year when I am catching up to announce all of the upcoming workshops I’ve been working on for a while now. This one, in particular, is quite special to my...
View ArticleTrying hard
Petits pots de crème à la vanille OH DEAR, I frankly don’t know how it happened. Or maybe I do. I know I’ve written–and meant–many times that I would be able to spend more time in this space. I love...
View ArticleWith Purple
Out Take from a Photo Shoot on Eggplants A few pictures are better than a blank page and letting days go by without popping in to write something. Non ? Et en plus elles sont toutes colorées en violet...
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