Ingredients : 600gr Jerusalem artichokes (6-7 large ones)1 large potato1 small onion1,5 litres vegetable or chicken stocktruffle oil Start by slowly cooking the diced onion in some olive oil, until it becomes translucent.Then add the peeled and cubed Jerusalem artichokes,…
For the Crêpes : 200gr plain flour4 eggs500ml of milkone vanilla pod or 1/4tsp crushed vanilla pods1 tbsp orange blossom essencebutter for the pan For the Salted butter caramel sauce : 100gr caster sugar70gr salted butter or unsalted + a…
Crêpes, Candles and a surprising Book by Michel Simonet It is February 2nd, and here in France, it’s the feast of La Chandeleur. Chandelle… Candle… if you’ve been here before, you’ll know this is a celebration after my own heart.…
Today is my birthday… and being a January child, I have learned to make the best of my birthday despite the exterior surroundings.Some years I just have a lazy reading day, and others, like this year, I find a pretense…
Silence can be a form of protest. It can be a means of survival. But it can also be a school of poetry—one with its own meter, tropes, and conventions. One that needn’t be written with pencils or pens; but…
In the golden confines of the Hotel Metropol, where Amor Towles weaves his exquisite tale of resilience and grace, time moves differently—measured not in years but in the slow alchemy of flavors developing, friendships deepening, and wisdom quietly accumulating. This…
Your third Monday of January from a mindful perspective Hello from the depths of January !I hope that you are watching this from a magical scenery of snow and clean bright light. But if like me, you are in a…
Ingredients : 1 medium onion1 clove of garlic3 carrots2 celery stalks1 large can of white beans100ml tomato purée1litre chicken stock100gr tortellini pasta (dry is better, they keep together in the broth until the next day)handful of fresh baby spinachparsleyolive oilsalt…
Reading goals for 2022, a special winter tea and Nobel Prize Laureate Orhan Pamuk Here we are, a new year, an opportunity to make it better than the last. I always find the idea a fresh new start better when…
Hello friends, and Happy New Year to you all ! I thought I’d start the new year with a classic book tag, to introduce myself properly. The Ritual of Reading is turning 9 months old in a couple of days,…
