July 24, 2007
Brussels Highlights
Let me start this post by declaring my love for the Northern European high-speed train network: Northern European high-speed train network, I love you.
Really, can anyone think of anything more enthusing than the fact that London's Borough Market, Amsterdam's rijsttafels, and Strasbourg's flammekueche are just a couple of hours away from Paris, and that the trip to get there does not involve taking off your belt, your shoes, and the filling in...
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July 17, 2007
On Meeting Sadaharu Aoki
Let me tell you this: girls aren't what they used to be. Present them with a spiffy British actor who knows how to bake an apple crumble, and they will smile, shake the actor's hand (twice), and walk away with a good story, yes, but their heart unstirred.
Allow them to spend half a day with a famous pastry chef, however, and you will get a rather eloquent embodiment of glee.
This opportunity was brought to me on a dessert plate by my friend L...
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July 9, 2007
Spelt and Honey Crisps
There is nothing like a good cookie to celebrate the completion of a big project, and even though this project of mine* is not 100% completed -- I've written the bulk of the manuscript, but I have a few remaining elements to deliver --, cookies were 100% in order.
If you are a long standing reader of this blog, and I do mean a loooooong standing reader, the kind that deserves a medal, you may recall my quest for the elusive double chocolate cr...
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July 3, 2007
Salade de Quinoa Rouge, Poivrons et Pignons
[Red Quinoa Salad with Bell Peppers and Pine Nuts]
I am just a few days -- three, to be terrifyingly exact -- away from delivering the manuscript for my second book*, and although it is nowhere near as stressful a time as it was for my first (why do I sound like a young mother all of a sudden?), it is still a time of waking up bright and early and working intently through the day, with a few necessary breaks to shower, lunch, and take a few st...
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