Young Lady has been clamoring for zucchini soup. (I know right?). It’s too soon to get them from the garden … See that zucchini forming along with the flower at the end? Most of you didn’t read me back then, but I have a recipe for making zucchini flowers here. Anyway, zucchini’s are like rabbits and I’m sure this one… Read More
Archives for June 2011
Inadequate
Don’t sit there and judge me, you plum tree, just because I haven’t gotten around to cutting off all your dead branches (or those of your cousins the apricot and hazelnut trees). Don’t judge me stupid little plastic cup that sits outside of the boys’ window and stares at me every time I open or close the shutters. I might… Read More
Recipe for Laduree Macarons
This recipe for Ladurée macarons was chosen as one of the 2011 Blogher Voice of the Year in the Visuals category. Thank you to the judges! Edited: I’m having blog-wide technical issues because of the accents in many of the photo titles and to resolve the issues quickly, I’ve needed to remove all the unnecessary pictures and upload a few unedited replacements…. Read More
You Win Some
In a world where moms paint their kids’ faces during the holidays and sweeten them with worthy confections (“What? You don’t want dinner?”) and haul out the craft box to let them connect with their inner artist and treat them to a nostalgic DVD that their mother actually saw in the movie theatre (Pete’s Dragon anyone?) (« Hey mom – is… Read More
A Tutorial on Artichokes
I went to the market the other day and came home with some delights like this and this celery root. If celery root were a dog, it would be a pug. I also came home with artichokes. Artichokes from Bretagne (a region famous for them) are huge! I can barely squeeze three in the pot. Now, if you’re going to… Read More