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I am sure you’re busy preparing for the long weekend, so I promise to be short. In fact, I am right in the middle of our house move, so I am also short of time (we just ate our first homemade meal in our new house–and let me add that I am *really* looking forward [...]

It’s July. And it’s hot right now where I am. Where I live. Over July 4th, we moved into our new home; so far, we’ve spent four nights there. I kept wondering how it would feel. To be in a new environment. You never know before going through the change. But I am thrilled: I [...]

Ratatouille That’s what I like: enjoy the aromas of a pot of ratatouille simmering slowly on the stove, leaving me excited for the dinner, or lunch, we’ll enjoy later. That’s so French. That’s so much what we used to eat during summer in my parents’ house. It has not changed. I am continuing the tradition. [...]

Lulu looked at me, then she opened her mouth, keen to take the spoonful of gazpacho I was holding in front of her. I was watching her carefully, curious to find out what would happen next. Her face stretched into a grin and a funny-sounding laughter escaped through her lips, one that seemed to tell [...]

Sour cherry soup and its strawberry sorbet It was easy to fall for them. They sparkled like ruby stones with their rich red color. Perhaps I am the only one noticing them, I thought. How could no one else seem to see them? Or want them? They suddenly brought memories of treasured moments spent in [...]

Les courgettes rondes I have a garden. Finally. It’s still full of weeds and plants I don’t know the name of, but I don’t mind. For now, I feel blessed that we own a large space where Lulu, and P., the three of us, can play. It’s a garden with a tall mulberry tree under [...]

Verrines of strawberry and vanilla-flavored custard “It’s too late in the year,” Pamela said. “The cows will already be back in the barn.” “Really?” I replied, trying to hide my disappointment. “Yes, sorry. You’ll have to wait until the spring if you want to see them outside.” Pamela, one of the owners of Robinson’s Farm, [...]