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Chocolate and Matcha Tea Cakes
When I received my small silver cheap-looking molds from my sister-in-law, P. told me “You are not going to cook in these, are you?”
“Why not?” I simply responded.
I liked them. Not sure why. Perhaps because they were shiny. Perhaps because they reminded me of something else. Not sure why. Not [...]

What Happened in May?
In May, there were many things happening on my blog. If I had had to choose one food picture that would have represented a favorite of mine during this past month, I would probably have chosen my strawberry rice pudding.
Or maybe my first cherries of the season:

Decision, decision! Are you like [...]

The problem when you leave a conference that interested you so much is that you are literally left with a head full of precious information and, if asked to summarize or report on it, you do not know where to start.
Where shall I start?
There was so much discussed at the Food Stylist and [...]

The art of bringing food styling and food photography into the life of a food blogger is challenging. Seriously! We all know this, don’t we? Every single time we want to share a recipe with the world out there, we do it. Of course, we are not equal in front of the task, and depending [...]

Sainte Maure

White
Creamy
Cendré
A log of cheese
Une bûchette
Its name is Sainte Maure
De Touraine
He is looking at you in the eyes
I cannot help it. I like cheese, and this one even more than others. Not always easy to find, but I am lucky, I live in a city where French cheese can easily be found! I know my [...]

I was only eight when my mum’s dad, my grand-father E., passed away. He was way too young. I was too. He worked in a mine in the eastern part of France for his entire life, and I remember eagerly waiting for him to come back from work whenever we visited him and my grand-mother [...]

Le Lait de Normandie

The milk obviously does not come from Normandie. I wish I were there now. But the bottle! Thanks so much Lisa for offering to send me these great bottles. I love them! They remind me of the time when I was a kid, proudly walking to Mr Meyer’s farm to collect fresh [...]

Fresh Lunch

Not in the mood to cook a lot of fancy complicated things these days. The week was a bit crazy, and on top, I keep breaking everything I touch. Therefore, I prefer not to touch anything.
Here is a little something for the weekend, a lunch as I like them. I do not think that [...]

I have learned one thing. As much as I like to think of myself as a queen of multi tasking, I have to face reality. I cannot do it all, and if adding one thing to a list already too long, I am bound to encounter unpleasant surprises.
It occurred a few weeks ago when [...]

Verrine aux framboises — Raspberry Verrine
Did you notice the small pinkish icon on the right panel of my blog? It says, in French, Gagnante Saveurs Nomades Rose, in other words “Saveurs Nomades Rose Winner“.
Let me explain.
It has to do with the picture (and recipe) that you can see in this post : Verrine [...]

Biscuits Roses de Reims and Chocolate Cookies
The first thing I asked P. when he came home was whether he had liked the cookies I had managed to sneak into his bag before he left. He asks me often to bake cookies, you see, and I don’t very often.
“How did you do that?” he said.
“Do [...]

Purple Potatoes — Vitelottes
They are amongst my favorite types of potatoes. Beautiful natural coloring in food! I cannot resist. And so, there has been a lot of cooking going on with these. Next week, I will share a recipe, if you like.
Bon weekend à tous ! Have a nice weekend!
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Egg Flan with Purple Potato and Green Vegetables
Flan aux oeufs, vitelottes et légumes verts
When we were in Peru in November last year, besides wanting to visit Inca ruins and observe terrace harvesting, climb Machu Picchu and discover colorful markets, I had dreams of seeing fields of potatoes. I wanted to touch, feel and taste [...]

Red Currants — Groseilles rouges
Yes yes, there are two more days during which you can still submit your entries for DMBLGIT.
And, what better thing to do but to meet the panel of wonderful judges now? You are all dying to know, anyhow!
Mouse over and discover:

Four multi-skilled bloggers that you probably all know well by now:

Do [...]

Passion Fruit — Mousse
I always thought that this was a fruit that I would not use, or buy. But when I walked to the store today and saw an engaging display with a few passion fruits (expensive ones nonetheless), I fell for them. Oh yes I was guilty! There was not a chance that I [...]

116 entries — 116 participants
What a number! Quel chiffre!
Thanks so much! The voting started, so stay tuned and come back in the second week of July for results!
The complete gallery is to be found here.
Thank you again to all! Merci encore à tous !
Technorati Tags: La Tartine Gourmande, Food Photography, DMBLGIT

Chocolate Cherry Clafoutis
The news came and caught me by surprise. I had thought about many possibilities but not the one I perhaps unconsciously wanted to avoid.
Always avoid the obvious, of course.
Because my stomach had gone somewhat bananas over the last few months, sans dessus-dessous, not in a continuous way that would make you believe [...]

Liz Crain writes the Blog Feed column for Culinate.

“Culinate features articles and essays that address the multitude of intersections between food and the rest of our lives. “ (Source: Culinate Wesbite)
A week ago, she asked me whether I would mind answering a few questions for an article she wanted to write about my blog. Of [...]