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Vanilla-flavored almond and quinoa rose teacakes The day started in the kitchen with aromas of finely sliced apples sautéed in butter and brown sugar; warm oatmeal and toasted almonds; and quinoa waffles dusted with a cloud of confectioner’s sugar. There were pots of green and Roibos teas on the table, and Taken by Trees was [...]

I know. The title does neither sound nor look like a yummy chocolate dessert or a delicious vegetable soup. But it’s fun! And it might surprise you as much as it did surprise moi. The truth is that the engineers at Google have been pretty nice with me. Consistently. It’s the third time that they [...]

“Everyone is in for a hot chocolate?” I asked our friends M. and A. as we all sat around the table. It was early afternoon and despite the bright sun shining outside, it felt bitterly cold. We didn’t mention it but we felt glad to be sitting inside. Home to drink hot chocolate. And eat [...]

I was looking at my baby girl and started to feel tears in my eyes. She was playing with her music box, unaware that I was observing her. I felt thankful. And so lucky. To have her. To be sitting in the comfort of our home. To have food and everything we need. Us. Our [...]

White lentils I woke up craving a bowl of lentil soup. ”White lentils! How unusual!” I thought after grabbing a bag from the shelf, so that I could look more closely. The label on the package read Ivory white lentils, and that name piqued my curiosity right away. With their pale fair color, the lentils [...]

Pea risotto with basil and lemon Risotto. With green peas, basil and lemon. It’s what Lulu and I will be having for lunch today. I am waiting for her to wake up from her nap to sit down at the table and eat. “Lulu, réveille-toi, maman a vraiment faim !” (Lulu, wake up, mummy is [...]