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Millefeuille de tomates
“Oh, that’s so nice!” my friend E. exclaimed when I placed the small plates on the table. She had stopped by on her way back from the market and I had asked her to stay for lunch. I wanted to share my tomatoes with her, or else I was worried they would spoil [...]

Black cherry tomatoes
I haven’t got much to chat about, but I just could not wait to share these lovely jewels Lulu and I found yesterday at the farmer’s market. My kitchen is turning into a tomato house. I swear!
While I was preparing dinner last night (stuffed tomatoes, tada!) — and I was starving — [...]

“Let’s have a lobster weekend,” my friend R. said. “I’ll talk to my lobster guy.”
“Your lobster guy?”
“Yes. You’ll see. You’ll love to meet him.”
Quite frankly, I was excited. First, we really love to hang out with our friends R. and E. Secondly, they live in a beautiful house on the South Shore, with an [...]

Plum and walnut cakes
I decided to walk to the farmer’s market with Lulu. It was going to take us a solid hour, which I was really looking forward to since it was one of these perfect sunny days of late summer, early fall. Lulu was chatty, making all sorts of ma ma ma da da [...]

Quinoa banana bread
I came with the intention to tell you about beautiful purple eggplants and how delicious they turned into dinner but instead, here I am, again, with the story of a cake.
It came as the priority — my eggplants will have to wait a little.
After spending ten days with us, my mother traveled back [...]

You know that I like to travel and write about the experience of my trips. I’ve always been that way in the family.
Don’t ask me why but I’ve always been extremely attracted by les pays du Nord — Scandinavia in general. Over the years, P. and I traveled twice to Iceland and once to [...]

Mussels in saffron broth

Moules marinières — mussels cooked in white wine, shallot and parsley — is a French classic. It’s also a dish that P. and I adore, especially if the dish is paired with thin oven baked fries on the side — our favorite are parsnips and carrots (these are yellow carrots!)

This is [...]