Food memoir or Foodoir is a genre I didn’t know existed, even if I had been reading them for a while. How did I get to foodoirs ? I have absolutely no idea, but I have a suspicion it started…
Ingredients : 400gr pineapple cubes (fresh or canned)250ml coconut cream3 sheets of gelatin / 2,5 tsp powder gelatin2 tbsp powder sugar Start by mashing the pineapple in a food processor. If you use fresh pineapple, cook it on medium heat…
Ingredients : 500gr mushrooms1 small onionsmall bunch of parsley800gr (4 large) potatoes1 cup fresh baby spinach For the sauce : 150gr raw cashew nuts soaked overnight (or for at least 2 hours)250ml water4 tablespoons nutritional yeastsalt, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon grated…
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…
