I suppose I should translate the title, hm? Rillettes is pronounced ree-yet and is a sort of pâté – you know, like liver pâté? The thing everyone loves to hate? Except rillettes is chunky and usually made of pork, usually topped with a thick layer of fat, the whole of which is eaten in sandwich form. Mmmm. Off to a… Read More
I hung out with my Polish friends this weekend: Sunday in Rambouillet with Agnieszka, who told me that you can plant goji berries in France so you don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to get their health benefits. Then she gave me a plant and some piano music. And Saturday I spent time with Renata who taught… Read More
This is a French strawberry tart recipe that tastes like the real thing, but is made with gluten-free ingredients. Ready to dig in? It’s strawberry season!
Hey – I know you people. Don’t think I don’t know you people. Enthusiasm for my salade niçoise recipe was at an all–time low. Why concern yourselves with salty fish when you can have … profiterole? What are profiteroles you ask yourselves? Why, cream puff pastries! With yummy things inside! Things like ice cream or whipped cream, with strawberry toppings… Read More
It’s the small things in life, you know, that color our world. This morning as I was driving through the countryside to get to the supermarket, the fields were bathed in fog and the only thing that pierced the grey was the white Spring blossoms on the trees. I stumbled upon a sale of Magnolia trees. My husband loves Magnolia… Read More
Well lookie here … another recipe fresh off the heels of the ratatouille. I should mention that I kind of have something in the works to split my blog into two parts so that those who are just interested in the recipes can follow one feed, and those who have no interest whatsoever can completely ignore them. How’s that for considerate?… Read More
