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Sneak Peek of la cuisine
I am spoiled.
A few months ago, contributing editor Anne Ditmeyer who writes for inspiring Design Sponge (“a daily website dedicated to home and product design”; see the feature of In the Kitchen column too from February) asked me if I would like to give a tour of our house, for [...]

“I don’t think you know what an apple tastes like, until you have picked one from a tree, or tasted an organic or a Heirloom one,” I recently told P.
I really believe this.
And I know that I am lucky. I grew up with the best apple trees around — eating apples after dinner while watching [...]

Gratin de potimarron for the Boston Globe
What a day! But let me start with what brings me to chat today.
Winter Squashes? Belonging to the family of les curcubitacés, in French. Do you like this word as much as I do?
I think that if the numbers of winter squashes P. and I eat on a weekly [...]

My belly is growing, it’s a fact, and every day, bébé’s kicks are more repeated — and present. While they started as gentle butterfly-like flutters, they’ve now turned into “coucou, I am here, see what I can do?” kind of thing. “Bébé est entrain de ranger sa chambre,” (the baby is cleaning its room) [...]

Baking with Dark Chocolate
“What’s this nice smell?” P. asked as soon as he opened the front door, coming back from the grocery store. “You’ve been baking!”
I had indeed.
I had not planned to bake during the weekend though, but then I kept imagining the taste of chocolate in my mouth. For sure, with many other things, [...]

Fruit Sushi
I need to run after time so that I can finish the zillion of things before bébé arrives. And surely this new life stage is coming faster than we can imagine. I am sure that it might well be the case for you too, even if there isn’t any bébé in the making and [...]

Turtle Bars
P. and I both love snacks combining dark chocolate and nuts. They are a favorite during the days we are lucky to spend at home, when we are hiking and traveling — perfect for any on-the-go occasion, really. Being pregnant has not changed this habit in me whatsoever — quite on the contrary, I [...]

Because weekends are meant for us to relax, and prepare for happy times.
There needs to be baking time set aside. Try it, you will like this soothing moment, especially as the smell of your baked goods diffuses in the entire house.
Intense.
Rewarding.

Hokkaido Squash and Celeriac Tart, with Tomatoes
“You’re like a squirrel,” P. told me when he saw that I was putting a plump orange winter squash into the large vegetable basket I keep in the kitchen, which already contained at least three or four nice looking ones.
“I know!” I replied, feeling a bit silly to [...]

Two Chocolate Mousse Cake
Three years already? I am still amazed when I think about it.
Three years ago, on Nov 28th 2005, I started to blog. And in three years, needless to say that much has happened. I am aware that I am quite lucky: I met great people, virtually or in real life; I learned [...]