Between getting an iPad for Christmas and a smartphone for my birthday, somehow I feel less connected than ever. (Oh, yeah, and I opened a restaurant, too. It’s going well, which means it’...
Keep up with Blend Hamburgers on Facebook. Grand opening coming up in January 2012. Hope to see you there! Now, happy Solstice to all, and to all a good night. Originally published on Croque-Camille.
In every family and group of friends, I believe there is one person everyone else turns to when they have questions about food and cooking. In my circles, that person is often me. I love fielding s...
A couple of weekends ago, Nick and I found ourselves in Cologne, Germany (Köln to the natives) for a concert. Thanks to the Thalys high-speed train network, the trip from Paris was a short three hou...
…Or most of them, anyway. I was delighted to receive the news, several weeks ago, that I had won a copy of Super Natural Every Day from The Kitchen Illiterate. Since receiving the book, I̵...
Treacle toffee ice cream, spiced hot toddy poached pear, speculoos. The ice cream comes from Beyond Nose to Tail, and I’ve been wanting to make it since getting the book two and a half years ag...
Or, Chickpeas in Spicy Tomato Gravy. Yes, folks, it’s the first weekend of the month, which means it’s Currypalooza time! I got to choose again this time around, and I picked this recip...
Valençay is one of my favorite goat cheeses. I picked up a gorgeous one at the market last weekend, and when Nick decided to take some lovely photos of it, I realized it was high time I gave this fl...
A play in one act Scene 1: Sunday evening, 5:00 pm. Nick and Camille return home after a much-longer-than-anticipated outing. Nick is carrying a baguette. Snoopy: Mew! Nick: Hey, Snoopy. (Goes to t...
One of the perks of writing a blog is that occasionally, you get offers to receive review copies of books. Generally these books have topics related to those of the blog, and writing a review is opt...
Spice blends. Simply put, I don’t use them. I much prefer to make my own combinations instead of relying on commercial blends for chili, curry, pie, and so on. Here are my spice racks. They ...
First, the announcement. A week ago today, I gave my notice at work. (You may already have seen this if you’re a friend of mine on Facebook, or if you read Lindsey’s blog, Lost in Cheese...
Christian Etchebest is one of Paris’ most beloved bistrotiers (is that a word? Like a restaurateur, but for a bistro?). His original Troquet is much-loved, though rumor has it he’s sold...
Unlike North America, here in France we had the coldest July in a decade. We got our summer in fits and starts – I can’t recall any significant periods of wishing for a fan or not wearin...
Nick really wanted me to put this on the blog. So here it is. Enjoy. On this day in 2009: One of a Pear (Spiced Pear Coffee Cake) Originally published on Croque-Camille.
Though it’s only a couple of blocks from the much-lauded Grande Epicerie, Coutume‘s location on a nondescript portion of the rue de Babylone makes it feel further off the beaten path than...
It’s the first Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for another Currypalooza! This time, I got to choose the recipe, and I picked Patra ni Macchi, a dish traditionally served fo...
I’m a latecomer to the wine bar bandwagon. I admit that for a long time I didn’t really get what all the fuss was about. The idea of having to plan ahead and make reservations just to h...
This week has not gone as planned on the blogging front. I have a bunch of posts just dying to have their chance in the spotlight, one I even had to stop working to jot down this morning. But of co...
This 7 Links meme has been making its way around the internet, and it’s a fun one. Jennifer of Chez Loulou tagged me for it, and I’ve been having fun going back through the archives R...
Mexican food is becoming downright trendy here in the City of Lights. And I, for one, am thrilled. Quelling that Mexican craving no longer requires lengthy and expensive ingredient hunts followed by...
I’ve always been intrigued by this place on an uphill corner not far from the Belleville Métro stop. Something about the design of the place has always made me think of Chinese restaurants in ...
This week I’ve been participating in a food waste awareness event started by Jenni Field, also known as The Balanced Pastry Chef. It’s called The Four Pounds of Cheese Project, and she c...
August’s Currypalooza recipe, chosen by Margie of More Please, features eggplant, which is appropriate considering we’re really at the height of eggplant season these days. Like last mon...
Remember back in March, when I was on the hunt for an apartment with a reasonable kitchen? Well, I did find one, thanks to this very blog, and am now happily living and cooking in Paris’ bigge...
This post is not about food. Mostly. At least most of my vacation pictures don’t feature food, in a vast departure from my normal routine of photographing my meals and pretty much nothing els...
You can try to plan it out. You can try to make sure you have holiday-appropriate recipes all ready in advance. You can spend hours taking that perfect photo. You can read, and re-read, and edit. ...
France is full of things that make foreigners (and the French, too) complain. The ample vacation time is not one of them. I’ve been on vacation for a couple of weeks now, and I have a couple ...
Almost exactly a year ago, I got bitten by the Indian cooking bug. Since then, I’ve been cooking up various vegetable dals on a pretty regular basis. So when Grapefruit of the blog Needful Th...
Summer has finally arrived in Paris! (Again.) While rosé may be the beverage of choice among parisian picnickers, a cold, refreshing beer on a café terrasse hits the spot just as well. Enter Gallia...
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