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Tian de courgettes I have a special relationship with zucchini. Les courgettes, as we call them in French and in England. Yellow, green, round, long or oval; diced, shaved, julienned, grated or whole–I love them all under any form. My mother always kept two or three large zucchini plants different in shape and color every [...]

Strawberry flower On Sunday morning, I woke up knowing that I had a lot inside me that I wanted to share with you. But I also knew I wouldn’t have the time. Truth being said, it was just too sunny and pretty outside, and right at 6 AM, I had made the plan in my [...]

Green peas and purple beans “On ira chez Louisa,” (We’ll go to Louisa’s house) I told Lulu as I was trying to get her ready. Remove her pajamas. Brush her teeth. Dress. Such straightforward activities in the day, I’ve quickly learned, even if simple, can take a long time. Oh yes they do… I knew [...]

Strawberry verrines If you are anything like me, you are going to feel sorry to see the last strawberries of the season at the market. Every year, I wait for the first ones to arrive. I always feel sad to see them go too. This strawberry verrine recipe is one of the desserts I served [...]

Blueberries Berry crumble is a serious dessert at home. I have to tell why. I sense that it will even make you feel happy. A few weeks ago, my next door neighbor A. asked if we’d like to go blueberry picking with her. You don’t need to twist my arm, I answered spontaneously. She most [...]

Chilled corn soup, recipe adapted from Everyday Food A few weeks ago, Esther who works for Martha Stewart magazines sent me an email, asking whether I’d like to receive a complementary copy of the special Everyday Food summer issue. I’d be happy to, I said. I love summer. It almost went without asking. Especially since, [...]