From the culinary treasury of the Bordeaux come these golden gems: les canelés. Quite unremarkable from the outside, the legendary confections are filled with Bordelais tradition, culture and history. Even if the circumstances of their creation remain somewhat mysterious, the story of the canelés most likely starts in the 18th century and might go something […]
Try that! I bet you´ve never had hot chocolate made from a two thousand year old recipe! – When I came home all cold and wet the other day, caught off-guard by one of those hard to foresee (at least for me) Parisian rainshowers, that scene from Chocolat came to my mind: In the movie, […]
This is one of my very favorite dishes: Sole à la normande, with a creamy shrimp and apple cider sauce. The combination may sound unusual, but the buttery tenderness of the fish, the nutty crevettes, that somewhat fruity, sweetish aftertaste of the sauce – all these amazing flavors come together just wonderfully. I love how this recipe reflects the two […]
Leave Paris by car and it won´t take long until you´ll find yourself in the middle of the French countryside and eventually, after an hour or so, reach the small village of Giverny, home to the painter Claude Monet for well over four decades. Until his death in 1926, here he found inspiration and calm to consecrate himself […]
There are days when I just don´t know what to cook, so I go to the local butcher´s hoping to find some inspiration. Eyeing at the choice of the day while standing in line is the easiest way for me to make up my mind, but if that doesn´t help, I mostly come home with […]
“Gathering the golden harvest through long summer days leaves a lasting sweetness to ripen in a man’s soul. The smell of newly carted hay can be a lasting memory even in strange cities.” Margaret Campbell Barnes When I was a child, the season of red currants would mark one of the highlights of summer. In a […]
Yesterday, after weeks of perfect summer weather, it suddenly started to rain cats and dogs here in the city. It´s cooled down a bit, and the breeze was so refreshing; a summer rain, you may say, the long awaited arrosage (watering) for all the plants at risk of drying out. And you´d be so right. But […]
“A cooked tomato is like a cooked oyster: ruined.” Andre Simon (1877-1970), ‘The Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy’ During summer, I never run out of tomatoes. I´ve had a crush on them, a coup de coeur as they say here, ever since I was a little girl. It was a hot summer day in the late […]
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