butter Archives - Susan Herrmann Loomis

Roast Chicken

Post Author:Susan
Post published:October 6, 2020
Post Category:Blog / Blog|Book|Featured|Life in France|press|Recipes / Book
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Roast chicken is one of the most eternally beloved dishes on planet earth. It evokes warmth, comfort, full flavor, cozy dinners with family and friends. It is easy to think…

Marie's Quiche fhphoto

French Confinement Cuisine

Post Author:Susan
Post published:April 21, 2020
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes
Post Comments:24 Comments

Oh my, where is the time going? This virus doesn’t just provoke horror, it eats time. Never in my life have I had so much time, never have I felt…

Speculoos – Cinnamon Cookies

Post Author:Susan
Post published:October 23, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes
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Speculoos is the golden spice cookie that comes wrapped in plastic and sits on the saucer of your espresso cup in nearly every cafe throughout the Hexagon. In the past…

Northpork

Maine

Post Author:Susan
Post published:September 3, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes
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My recent visit to Maine was a patchwork of memories and a blossoming of experiences to add to them. I moved there two minutes before my son was born, nearly…

Rhubarb and Ginger Tartelette

Mid-Summer Rhubarb

Post Author:Susan
Post published:August 14, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Life in France / Recipes / uncategorized
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I think my rhubarb plant loves me. I blush to say this, but it's got to be true. Each season, it gets bigger and more productive. This year,…

Annagassan

Ireland – Trad Music, Brown Bread, and the 99

Post Author:Susan
Post published:July 31, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / press / Recipes
Post Comments:12 Comments

Begorrah. Slainte. Shite. That’s about the sum of my Irish vocabulary, which I learned after spending a short week in the Ancient East coastal area of rolling green hills, gently…

Seasonal Ingredients

The Art of French Eating

Post Author:Susan
Post published:June 13, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes
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I just read a piece by Jessica Knoll in the Global New York Times about “intuitive eating,” a fascinating concept. Come to find out, it’s an idea that surfaced in…

Eglise St. Jacques at Porres Guirec

Brittany Part Two

Post Author:Susan
Post published:May 3, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes
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Last October, I hiked a good part of the Sentier des Douaniers, the winding trail that traces the coast of Brittany. Just last week I hiked another part of…

Marbled Yogurt Cake

Yogurt Cake Revisited

Post Author:Susan
Post published:January 25, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes
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I have a dinner coming up, and I want to make a delicious but simple cake for dessert. I considered plenty of options and settled on an old favorite, Yogurt…

Lamb Parmentier fhphoto

Lamb with Mashed Potatoes, and the Best of 2018

Post Author:Susan
Post published:January 16, 2019
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / press / Recipes
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I flew over mid-December to teach a couple of classes in Portland, which exhibited huge support (Merci, Portland) for the fine points of French cooking. Fiona flew in from her…

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