cream Archives - Susan Herrmann Loomis

Caffeine Time

Post Author:Susan
Post published:October 25, 2020
Post Category:Blog / Blog|Book|Featured|Life in France|press|Recipes / Book / Featured / Life in France / press / Recipes
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Time still feels different but gone is the molasses. Enter the caffeine, as days become achingly short. They’re naturally short because of the season. But now they’re literally short. Until…

Pizza!

Post Author:Susan
Post published:May 16, 2020
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Pizza became the most common confinement food, I discovered in an unofficial poll. In my former one kilometer of freedom I counted 25 restaurants offering pizza for take-away. Makes sense. …

Marie's Quiche fhphoto

French Confinement Cuisine

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

Hope and A Strawberry Parfait

Post Author:Susan
Post published:March 29, 2020
Post Category:Blog / Book / Life in France / Recipes
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Gael Giraud, renowned economist and director of research at the prestigious National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) flatly stated, “We’re seeing food rationing in London and potential rationing in New…

Lamb Parmentier fhphoto

Lamb with Mashed Potatoes, and the Best of 2018

Post Author:Susan
Post published:January 16, 2019
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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…

Poulet Vallée d’Auge – Chicken with Calvados, Cider, and Apples

Post Author:Susan
Post published:January 16, 2018
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / Recipes / Videos
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My son, Joe, is visiting from the U.S., spending more time here than usual as he writes his senior thesis. I'm enjoying watching him work, our conversations roiling around the…

Beet soup with Cream Clouds

Beets – the Least Loved Vegetable

Post Author:Susan
Post published:December 2, 2017
Post Category:Blog / Book / Featured / Life in France / press / Recipes / uncategorized
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I can't count the number of times I've presented a menu to a cooking class with a beet recipe in it, and gotten looks like I was proposing a final…

Chicken Pot Pie a la Francaise

Post Author:Susan
Post published:November 5, 2017
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I heard whispers of desire emanating from the kitchen, as my children were discussing what they wanted for dinner. Tart came out on top. Since neither yearns to cook,…

Summer Tomato Tart

Post Author:Susan
Post published:August 13, 2017
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What is the difference between a tourte, a torte and a tart? When it comes to summer tomatoes, there is a difference. A Tourte is usually double crusted, quite high…

Comté – the Queen of French Cheese

Post Author:Susan
Post published:August 7, 2017
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This is not my opinion, this is fact. Comté is THE Queen of French cheese on the French table. It's no wonder. Made with milk from the brown-spotted Montbéliard and…

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