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Dec 31, 2007 Walk in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland Hello hello, I have not been able to chat much since P. and I left on our trip — even if I have plenty to share — but I still wanted to grab a minute today, to wish you a very happy New Year, and thank [...]

Baroque Church in Combloux Looking through the small porthole of our plane, all I can see is vast stretches of white land, with some darker gray areas showing here and there. We are getting close. “Regarde comme les Alpes sont belles,” (Look at how beautiful the Alps are) I tell P. when I point out [...]

Fennel, Apple, Arugula Salad for the Boston Globe What would you say about a nice fresh salad to start the year on the right food, and foot, and forget about perhaps the too many rich meals enjoyed during the Christmas and New Year celebrations? I have prepared a scrumptious one for you, and I talk [...]

Stewed Fruit and Custard Crumble This is what happens when you return from Ireland. Crumble, the almighty crumble, becomes an obsession. Do not worry, I am not leaving you without the recipe.

Duo of Fruit and Custard Crumble at Avoca’s It is drizzling when P. and I arrive in Ireland on Friday after Christmas. Oddly enough, we do not seem to mind because we have come prepared for this. H., P.’s cousin’s husband, is greeting us at the airport, and when we walk downstairs to get our [...]

Pot-au-feu for the Boston Globe May I have your attention for a minute ? Wednesdays seem to be the days when I am announcing things in this new year, doesn’t it? The first thing: perhaps in honor of my mother, grand-mother, and great-grand-mother who taught me almost everything I know about pot-au-feu — Sundays were [...]

By 3:30 pm, the sun already starts to set in the wintry streets of Copenhagen, and even if I know that this is what the motionless month of January keeps for Northern Europe, it still takes P. and me by surprise. When we arrive by mid-afternoon at the central station downtown, it is already quite [...]

Goji Berry Pecan Cakes We looked at the weather forecast on line and realized that Saturday was going to be the least cold day of the weekend, even if not the sunniest. “Let’s go and have a picnic at Halibut Point,” P. told his parents. They were visiting us for the weekend. His mother looked [...]

Carrot, Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup The day starts with a hearty soup, to fight the cold Dark Chocolate and Pistachios Cakes And it continues with sweet treats, to indulge. Then of course, I can only wish for another perfect day to follow. But since not every day is going to be a perfect one, [...]

Joshi Camera Magazine Extracts from Joshi Camera Magazine Have you heard about Joshi Camera? Perhaps you have if you live in Japan. I hadn’t until a few months ago, when I was asked whether I would be willing to answer a few questions about digital photography. One of the magazine’s editors had found my pictures [...]

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Wintry Minestrone “What on earth are you doing?” P. asked when he heard the noise of pots and pans clanking. “Looking for a large stockpot,” I replied as I was kneeling on the kitchen floor, busy checking the bottom shelf of the kitchen island clearly overloaded with too much stuff. Where on earth was my [...]

Lemon and Sugar Crêpes Impossible to miss the date this year. La Chandeleur, Crêpe day, which happens this coming Saturday. I like crêpes too much. In fact, so much so that this year, I am proud to have somewhat spread the word, and wrote an article about our scrumptious crêpe tradition for the Boston Globe. [...]

Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Cake, with its Chocolate-Ginger Mousse The word has nine letters and it starts with a C. Do you have any clue? What about if I help: Chocolate. Do I have your full attention now? I wanted to let you know about a Death By Chocolate contest organized by Culinate, which I [...]