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Recipe: Sautéed plum and pecan salad [Vegan]
Fruits work so well in salads, don't be put off by the idea of combining sweet with savoury. This is a brilliant warming salad for a cold...
Walking through a painting...
It was one of those really beautiful days—the clouds hung low and heavy in the sky, obscuring the view of Montmatre from my window, but...
Recipe: Crêpes with parma ham, asparagus and hollandaise—perfect for supper or as a starter.
Hollandaise sauce has gone out of fashion somewhat, partly because it is seen as something of a faff to make, when really it is quite...
Recipe: Mayonnaise, with asparagus and poached eggs—a classic sauce and a good way to show it off! [
Homemade mayonnaise really is incredibly easy to make once you know how. As well as being a classic sauce with a thousand different uses,...
Two classic sauces and two jars of anchovies…
I went back to the exercise bars on the Quai d’Orsay this morning, only to have my plans scuppered once again—this time by the waters of...
Recipe: Fragrant tabouleh with mixed vegetables [vegan]
Tabouleh is a North African/Middle Eastern dish consisting mostly of parsley and bulgar wheat—a near relative of cous-cous—it makes a...
A lone wanderer on the lone and level sands stretching far away...
A leisurely start to the day on account of rain showers forecast to clear up after midday. True to the predictions, the rest of the day...
Was it a dream? Moules Marinère... in a medieval castle floating in the sea.
Up earlier than I would have liked to catch the TGV from Montparnasse to Normandy, my destination: Le Mont St Michel. On account of the...
Recipe: Welsh Rarebit, my way—proper cheese on toast!
Welsh Rarebit has fallen somewhat out of fashion, perhaps because people remember it as a slimy, heavy affair not really dissimilar to...
Recipe: French Crêpes (pancakes)
Crêpes, or thin pancakes (a world away from the small, thick pancakes you get in America) are an indulgent and comforting way to start...
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