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Beet Carpaccio for the Boston Globe
You must have noticed my attachment to beets, non ? And, anything sliced paper-thin: any reason to take out my mandoline is always a good one.
For my latest contribution to the Boston Globe’s Food Section, I created a beet carpaccio recipe, a nice change, I thought, from the traditional beef [...]

Pastéis de nata
We were going to Cape Verde to explore the islands, and on the way, we decided to stop in Lisbon for a few days. I had always wanted to visit Portugal. The city did not disappoint.

Boa Vista, Cape Verde
“I loved the history found everywhere, the architecture, the old part of town with its [...]

Apple, Raspberry and Chocolate Clafoutis
All I could think of was the word chocolate.
“I want to eat something chocolaty,” I told P. when he asked me what I wanted for dessert. We’d dined simply, enjoying mini leek and blue cheese quiches I had made in the morning, roasted squash and a tossed green salad.
In most [...]

Leek, blue cheese and tomato quiches
Let’s talk about the quiches, shall we? After all, I am from Lorraine where quiche lorraine originates from.
But that’s not the reason why I want to chat about quiches with you.
In fact, let me confide that I’ve never been a huge fan of quiche lorraine. Oh yes, really not. When [...]

I’ve had some news that I’ve been meaning to share with you for a while now, but I just did not know how, or more precisely when. You see, since I can be a worrier, I tend to wait for an event to happen, to be sure that it is real. So I waited…
But [...]

Let me start today with extending a huge thank you, and emphasize how much your lovely emails, and comments, here and there, touched us. You make an amazing crowd of generous people; each of your kind thoughts and words brought a wide smile to our lips.
You know, the French are not quite talented at [...]

Petits pots de crème aux épices et sa compote de pommes
It was still early because I had insisted that we ate dinner at 7 pm. Bébé makes me ravenously hungry by 6, most evenings.
“Qu’est-ce tu veux comme dessert ?” P. asked me while cleaning the table. “Un yaourt ?” (What do you want for dessert? [...]

Lemon, Poppyseed Yogurt Tart, the French Way
My dad is not much of a dessert person. He really isn’t. There is one dessert, however, that he would rave about, even asking me to make it for him on occasions — something quite extraordinary for him in fact.
My dad likes la tarte au fromage blanc.
I had almost [...]