Molasses Time
Molasses time. That’s what I’m calling this moment post-confinment. Or as the French say, “déconfinement”. Someday someone will explain to the world in a precise and scientific way how Covid-19…
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Molasses Time
Marmite Dieppoise
This Summer in Normandy
First and foremost, summer classes at On Rue Tatin will be spectacular! The garden is ready to burst into color already; the fruit trees have gotten their winter trim, and…
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This Summer in Normandy
Gazpacho by fhphoto
Gazpacho, French (Grill) Style
Summer is always a strange and wonderful season in France. As the French populace goes on vacation, so too does the content on most radio stations, the issues that preoccupy…
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Gazpacho, French (Grill) Style
Eggplant at the fore
Summer Grill Medley, Heavy on the Eggplant
I know, all I write about these days is eggplant. It's the season. And besides I'm in love with eggplant. It comes in the most gorgeous colors, it wears its…
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Summer Grill Medley, Heavy on the Eggplant
Rouges de Roussillon
A Thousand Years of Apricots (Put them on the Grill)
I plucked a small, red-freckled apricot off the tree, looking furtively around as I did so.. I'd been gazing at these apricots for days, watching them turn gradually from greenish…
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A Thousand Years of Apricots (Put them on the Grill)
At the table, just like in France!!
A Perfect Early Summer Grill Menu
As I prepared for an early summer grill class last week I pinched myself. Anyone who has written a cookbook knows just what I mean. After months of testing, tweaking,…
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A Perfect Early Summer Grill Menu