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Cocoa and banana muffins with black sesame seeds “It’s a muffin packed with ingredients that will make you feel good,” P. said as he was happily nibbling on a muffin with a cup of tea. Actually. I was the one thinking that. These muffins? Well, I baked them with that purpose in mind. They needed [...]

Salade de cresson “Je ne savais pas ça !” (I didn’t know that!) I told my sister-in-law. We were eating lunch. It happened on a Tuesday in January when my family visited us. I had cooked wild Alaskan salmon in a light broth flavored with aromas of coconut milk, lemongrass and lime, and I served [...]

Madeleines au chocolat et à la vanille Crane Beach, Ipswich Sunday looked promising. We didn’t have anything planned. It felt free. We knew that we’d wake up late, whenever we felt like it. A treat. We had decided to go with the flow then. La crème de la crème these days in our life… A [...]

There are events in life that touch our sensibility more deeply than others. It’s the way it goes. I’ve always had a strong attraction and a fond connection to Japan. Its food and sense of design. Its people and scenery. I have many great Japanese friends. All special. And although I have not yet been [...]

Quails eggs en cocotte with smoked salmon, leek and zucchini It happened on a Tuesday when Lulu was at home with me. It was sunny in a way that made you know Spring was coming and the best thing to do was to be outside. To see nature. To feel connected with it. I wanted [...]

Lentilles vertes et cresson I had a lot of ideas I wanted to share. In fact, thinking about it now as I write, I should have known that I was feeling ambitious. That something would come in the way of my plan. I wanted to tell you about Spring, and how excited I am that [...]