Tag: Recipes
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French Cooking for the Holidays…with the Bonne Femme Cookbook
It is with great pleasure that I present a guest post from cookbook author and food writer Wini Moranville. After spending six weeks each summer in France for almost 20 years, Wini has decided to share 250 simple, French recipes that she has perfected over the years. In writing the Bonne Femme cookbook, her goal…
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French Kindness + Chocolate & Chestnut Cake
A few days ago was Thanksgiving, and as much as I love living in France, it’s difficult not being in the US during the holidays. There’s a real longing to be where things feel familiar and to spend time with friends & family. Every year I find myself “rediscovering” something that I love about American…
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Violet Figs from the Var (+ Fig and Almond Gratins)
Well, it’s been hot, hot, hot in the South of France as we ride out what the French call a canicule – heatwave. And as I’ve just had my first day back to work after the traditional August vacation period, it’s hard not to want to escape to the beaches with the rest of the…
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Carpentras’ Strawberries & Tiramisu aux Fraises
If you glance at the kiosks around this time of year in France, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a food magazine that isn’t offering dessert recipes for “fruits rouge“. All berries are put on display this time of year, but only one plump beauty really holds center stage: the strawberry. And really, not just any…
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Market Cooking…Poivrons-Mozzarella au Basilic
It’s been said that one of the best things about living / visiting the South of France is the chance to experience the Provençal markets. Fresh, colorful, and always full of interesting locals, sometimes more colorful than the produce itself, markets serve as the heart / gathering point of many southern towns. Plus, they’re just…
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