If….by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be…
Two Butterflies went out at NoonBy Emily Dickinson Two Butterflies went out at Noon—And waltzed above a Farm— Then stepped straight through the Firmament And rested on a Beam— And then—together bore awayUpon a shining Sea— Though never yet, in any Port— Their coming…
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all –Emily Dickinson Tes yeux sont si profonds qu’en me penchant pour boireJ’ai vu tous les soleils…
Ingredients : 2 red apples2 eggs100gr sour cream150gr brown sugar150gr almond powder1 puff pastry Peel and cut your apples into quarters.Line your pie mold with the pastry, then go in circles and lay the apples on top.On the side, mix…
As a french and spanish litterature major living in Bucharest, going to the Institut Français or French Cultural Institute was an invaluable step in my personal growth. The institute would organise live readings of French authors followed by an informal…
One of the most poetic writers of the contemporary French litterary scene, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt has a rich and sensitive univers that transpires through every one of his books. Translated all over the world, he has known fame through novels and…
Ingredients : 2 medium eggplants3 cloves of garlic150gr lightly toasted walnutssalt & pepperextravirgin olive oil I start by “stabbing” my eggplants with a sharp knife all aroung, so that they cook evenly in the oven. For the garlic cloves, I…
If you want the moon, do not hide from the night.If you want a rose, do not run from the thorns.If you want love, do not run from yourself. Rumi There’s a specific kind of restlessness that settles in when…
Ingredients : 400ml double cream2 tsp matcha powder50gr sugar3 gelatin sheets Start off by soaking your gelatin sheets in cold water.Mix your matcha powder with some hot water until a creamy paste forms. This will allow you to blend it…
The land of the Rising Sun… So many pictures come to mind while saying that. It very often feels like I could never fully understand a civilisation so different than mine. But every once in a while, a book comes…
