Poached Eggs
What is more wonderful than a poached egg? Many things, perhaps, but not when you've been traveling, or you're in a hurry, or your child has a performance and you've…
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Poached Eggs
An Unexpected Adventure
I save mid-winter and early spring for writing, trying my best not to fill my calendar. It’s always a halcyon time where I, like most writers I know and read…
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An Unexpected Adventure
Bitter Orange Marmalade
I love phone calls like the one I received the other day from my neighbor, Nathalie. “Suzanne, I have too many bitter oranges, would you like some?” I didn’t…
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Bitter Orange Marmalade
Towpath Cafe
London’s Towpath Café
I just spent a short week in London, working. The rewards of my visit were many: a successful recording experience; a duskily delicious and intriguing dinner with my Dutch publisher,…
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London’s Towpath Café
Ulysse digging
Truffle Weekend – New at On Rue Tatin
Truffles, the black diamonds of the Périgord. I have never seen so many as I did last weekend, emerging from the clay-ish red soil, sitting on the kitchen counter, sifting…
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Truffle Weekend – New at On Rue Tatin
Tasting the Pesto Base...Miam!
Pesto for Winter
I just harvested my mini crop of basil from the front garden. Until now we have had unseasonable warm temperatures so I left it in the ground,wanting the leaves to eke out…
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Pesto for Winter
A salad in the making
Solid Oil 2
I received a LOT of comments about the Solid Oil post a few days ago. Questions ranged from "Can you substitute it for butter in baking?" to "Can you add seasonings?"…
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Solid Oil 2
Anchovy toast
Toasts de Sardines
With all of the glorious fresh seafood around me here in Normandy, I tend to forget about tinned sardines. I had occasion, recently, to do some research on their production…
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Toasts de Sardines