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Watercress risotto with scampi and scallops — Risotto aux langoustines, cresson et coquille St Jacques

October 7, 2010

Recipe: Watercress risotto with scampi and scallops

I cook risotto every week. Sometimes the dish is hearty. Sometimes I prefer to turn it into an elegant and dressed-up meal. But always, risotto flows naturally, like a play well rehearsed. It’s a good thing. It’s also very convenient at the moment for various life events. One, I am completely absorbed by the revisions [...]

Week of Taste in France — La semaine du goût

October 11, 2010

Do you remember the taste of the first apple you ate? The first raspberry you put in your mouth? Le goût de la première pomme ou de la première framboise que vous avez dégustée ? Like me, most likely not. It’s fascinating to imagine what it must have felt like. Every day, though, Lulu brings [...]

Sneak Peak of the New Kitchen

October 14, 2010

This is just to keep me motivated. When I told you about my new kitchen. It’s happening! Slowly. But happening. I wonder what is the first thing I will cook in the new space, when it’s ready. I am impatient now! Wait until I show you what was there before.

An autumnal day around a bowl of soup and muffins

October 23, 2010

Recipe: Root vegetable soup with truffle oil & Pistachio and red kuri squash muffins with poppyseeds

“Ça, ce sont des potimarrons !” I told Lulu with my finger pointing at bright orange red kuri squashes. Lines of them were neatly arranged on top of an old wooden table located in the middle of the farmer’s market where she and I had walked to. The place was filled with the buzz of [...]

Vegetables galettes with millet and tarragon — Râpés de légumes racines au millet et à l’estragon

October 28, 2010

Recipe: Vegetables galettes with millet and tarragon

Nature is shining at the moment. And my head is spinning with it. There’s so much beauty. There’s so much color. Yellow. Orange. Red. They are all here, mingling harmoniously: Bright colors coloring our trees and that seem to dance in the wind. They make New England sparkle like precious colorful stones. It’s impossible not [...]

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