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New York Christmas
New York was snowy, then it was sunny and warm, then it was steamy with rain. And then it was freezing and clear. I don’t care. Whatever the weather, it couldn’t be better. I’m here with my children....
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Molten Chocolate Cake
I’m busily testing recipes for my new book, which involves lively, everyday stories of the French cook The recipes are from my friends and acquaintances, avid cooks, professionals, moms, dads,...
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Thanksgiving Cooking Class in Paris
I look forward to Thanksgiving every year. I have a source for a big, fat, delicious free-range turkey, but instead of stuffing, roasting, and serving it on a Thursday afternoon before the big game,...
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Yogurt Cake Mise-en-Place
Mise en place for yogurt cake Mise-en-place is a technical term which, when referring to cooking, means “setting up”. It involves all of those minute details, like weighing and measuring, that you...
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Quick Apero
The book has landed!!! The book has landed!!! Naturally, this was news I couldn’t keep to myself so I called friends – all of them characters in the book – and invited them over for an apéro (or...
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Did We Have Fun?
Last night I conducted my first cooking class as part of my book tour for In a French Kitchen. The menu was chosen from the book; everyone “put their hands in the dough” and participated in creating a...
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First Christmas Cookies
Baking Christmas cookies is not a French tradition, unless of course one is from Alsace, where traditions are much more German than they are French, thus cookie-oriented. But baking Christmas...
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Flourless Chocolate Cake from the Grill
Baking a cake over the coals? Quelle idée. But pizza bakes perfectly over blazing charcoal, so why not biscuits, or rhubarb pie, or even a flourless chocolate cake? As any good French chef would do,...
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A Night of Wine Tasting
Tasting at On Rue Tatin There were seven red wines to taste last night, which might seem a daunting task to some. But not to the twelve people assembled at On Rue Tatin, the lion’s share of a group of...
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ON RUE TATIN FOR RENT
ON RUE TATIN will be for rent as of JANUARY 1, 2018!! I’ve just said goodbye to the lovely renters who enjoyed On Rue Tatin in September, after listening to all of the marvelous things they...
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Chocolate Chip Cookies, With a Difference
Miam! My daughter is coming home for spring break so the refrigerator and the cupboard need to be stocked, because wherever she is, a small crowd follows. She loves chocolate chip cookies, because I...
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Last Minute Labor Day Menu
EEEK! I almost forgot Labor Day! It’s my calendar’s fault; it is supposed to keep me informed of all holidays everywhere, but the “settings gremlin” flipped a switch and here I am, blissfully sipping...
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Yogurt Cake Revisited
Yogurt Cake with Orange Marmalade I have a dinner coming up, and I want to make a delicious but simple cake for dessert. I considered plenty of options and settled on an old favorite, Yogurt Cake....
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