by Allison | Dec 20, 2021 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Main Courses
Why I’m (Almost) a Grinch And…. (deep breath): the holidays are upon us. Putting it that way reminds me of a short story I used to read for public speaking competitions as a high school student, The Lottery. Spoiler alert: the last sentence of Shirley Jackson’s piece...
by Allison | Aug 3, 2021 | All recipes, Main Courses
Still Time for Cherries! August is here! Much of Paris has emptied for the vacation season, but no matter where they’re spending their vacances, the French are still taking advantage of an extended cherry season. The fruit showed up late this year: with all the frost...
by Allison | Mar 9, 2021 | All recipes, Main Courses
Merci, Monsieur Parmentier! For years, I always bought Salt Cod and Potato Gratin, or Brandade Parmentière, at my fishmonger’s (or even sometimes at Monoprix!). My reasoning was this: if they sell Salt Cod and Potato Gratin in stores, already made and ready to pop...
by Allison | Dec 19, 2020 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Main Courses
A Delicious French Holiday Tradition The holidays are upon us! Despite everything, or maybe it’s precisely because of the peculiar year we’ve had, my neighborhood shop-owners around the town hall of the 20th district in Paris are really decking the halls more than...
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