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Herb and Red Peppercorn Goat Cheese
We love soft fresh goat cheese.
Everyone in my family, in fact, except my dad. One of the best memories I keep from the yearly summer trips my family took to southwest France was the weekly expédition to the marché where, invariably, we would return with a few fromages de [...]

A special note from P:
This is the first time that I have hijacked my wife’s blog, but if there was ever a good occasion to do so, this is it. For those of you who read regularly, you will know that we have a lot going on in our lives: our beautiful new baby, [...]

It was 4 am and Lulu was hungry. The soft chirruping noises she was making sounded like “hello, anyone here? I am hungry, pick me up!“; they were also becoming louder and more frequent. Her legs were stretched out into the air above the bassinet, pedaling like someone going up a hill. I stood up [...]

Lulu’s mamie left tonight. We are all sad.
Lulu and I decided to bake a carrot and hazelnut cake for her, one that she could easily pack and take with her on the plane.
Tomorrow, she will be back in France.
We are already missing her, everywhere in the house.
And in the kitchen — spotless [...]

Chocolate mousse, dark and white chocolate
My friend Y. loves chocolate. Well in fact, more than anything else, she loves dessert.
She is quite happy that I know this distinctive trait of personality of hers. In the hope, I know well, that whenever she stops by at our house, there will be something sweet to please [...]