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The rhododendrons in front of the house are cheerful and beautiful. The sun is out and the sky is immensely blue. We waited for it and we now have it. In all of its glory. Summer. I feel so much better! Thank you for your kind words. The past month was quite a challenging ride! [...]

Compotée de framboises I’ve been baking a lot of savory tarts over the last few days. Tomato. Zucchini. With lots of mixed fresh herbs from the garden. It’s the kind of food I’ve grown up eating at this time of year. It’s amongst the every-day foods I enjoy preparing the most. So I’ve had leftovers [...]

Les radis multicolores When we woke up early on Friday with Lulu cuddled between us, the sun was already filtering through the bedroom blinds. A few robins were chirruping in the trees near our window and instantly, we knew that the day would be gorgeous. P. had the day off so we decided to go [...]

Cherry soup with ginger, lime and vanilla Un…deux…trois…Whenever I start eating cherries, I cannot stop. You? I am really fond of the fruit. I love to keep a few cherry pits in my mouth while I go on with my daily activities, and I even forget about them until I decide I need to eat [...]

“I cannot believe it’s s been already four years since the first Food styling and photography event,” I told Lara who was sitting next to me. We agreed. It seems like yesterday. Although we know a lot has happened between now and then. She and I were lucky to attend all three conferences organized at [...]

Les fraises “We’ll go early,” I told my mother-in-law Patricia while she and I were tidying the kitchen after dinner. It was a nice moment of our day, I thought, as the cool evening breathe was gently filtering in through the open window above the sink. It was perhaps eight and Lulu was fast asleep [...]