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June 10, 2016June 12, 2016Sabine

duck bolognese & gâteau basque

When I ask my son these days what he likes to have for dinner, his answer will almost always be spaghetti & bolognese sauce. It was among the dishes almost perpetually simmering on my stove lately, when most of May and even June rather felt like rainy, misty autumn days and there was so much rain […]

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April 29, 2016April 15, 2017Sabine

Strawberry mascarpone tartlets

On sundays, we often drive through Paris and stop at one of the countless parks, one of my favorites being Park Monceau in the 17th arrondissement. The neighbourhood surrounding is as elegant as the park itself: small, but merveilleux, a true gem with old trees, a small pond and perhaps the most beautiful manège (merry-go-round) of Paris. I […]

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April 19, 2016April 28, 2017Sabine

Asparagus & April skies

April in Paris – I´ve been humming this melody for weeks, picturing green trees, picnics in parks and chestnuts in blossom, just like Ella Fitzgerald dreams about in that timeless rhapsody of spring. It´s been my tune of the month, an earworm surrounding me all the time, coming from the radio, the iPod, echoing in my head. We´ve already had some beautiful […]

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March 17, 2016June 17, 2019Sabine

Merveilleux au chocolat

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Not long ago, the magnolias have started to bloom everywhere in the city. I miss mine back home in our garden in […]

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January 21, 2016September 22, 2018Sabine

îles, endives & a sleeping beauty

Discovering Paris more is one of the things I look most forward to this year. Since we came here last year, going to town on a saturday has become one of our most loved habits. Often my son starts to make plans friday night, his top three destinations being 1) the Eiffel tower, 2) a particular magasin (shop) where […]

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December 23, 2015December 23, 2015Sabine

Sarah Bernhardt cakes

Sometimes inspiration literally comes from the street, even for baking Christmas cookies…

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