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When I was about four years old, my uncle had a community garden where he grew various vegetables. Memory works strangely, doesn’t it? I don’t have a linear recollection of the garden or the time I spent there, only flashes, experiential stills if you will. Unearthing radishes to be bit into with butter and salt....
A stuffed lemon tuna Mother's Day appetizer easy to make, the one I made for my mother every single Mother's Day growing up in France.
Adapted from Petit Larousse des Recettes aux Légumes du Potager by Valérie Lhomme
With much excitement (because we get excited about such things…), our CSA basket brought us a couple of heads of Romanesco broccoli last week. This Madonna-reminiscent bright green vegetable is somewhere between broccoli and cauliflower, with a very subtle flavor and pleasant texture, soft and crunchy at the same time. Its vivid beauty inspired me to improvise something colorful...
Adapted from Petit Larousse des Recettes des Légumes du Potager, by Valérie Lhomme
Adapted from “La Bible Weber du Barbecue” de J. Purviance (a translation of “Weber’s Way to grill – the step by step guide to expert grilling”)
Why do we spend so much time… forward? There I am, in my kitchen on a Saturday afternoon. Tired yes, but for once I have more or less done what I had set out to do so far. I am going through mint and tarragon for a vegetable terrine recipe (coming soon! See? Thinking forward again)...
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” I love this quote by Julia Child. It’s just another way of saying: “Embrace the process”. And embracing the process has been my challenge and my light these past few months. With parenting. And cooking. And blogging....
Sharing an adaptation of a classic French dish today: the brandade. It has many variations, buttypically it is a mixture of cod fish and potato. To add a healthy twist withsome leafy greens, I mixed in Rainbow Chards. Photographing produce and foods for this blog, I have been amazed to see how beautiful they can be. ...