September 2007 Archive
C&Z turns 4!Coquillettes au Comté et Pousses d'Epinard
Glace Coco du Placard
Mon Laguiole
Tarte aux Quetsches et Crème de Noix
September 29, 2007
C&Z turns 4!
I have to admit that the C&Z anniversary takes me by surprise each fall: I was drifting off to dreamland a few nights ago when I was seized by the sudden worry that I had let the day slide by unnoticed. I jumped out of bed, checked the calendar -- all right, four more days to go -- and resumed my dozing activities. It's not that the world would ...
September 24, 2007
Glace Coco du Placard
[Coconut Ice Cream from the Pantry] The really nice thing when you come back from a vacation, however lovely, is the fresh set of eyes you can lay on your living quarters, and all the things that make them homey and yours. Your bed, not too firm but not flabby either, and wide enough that two normal-size individuals can stretch their legs witho...
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September 17, 2007
Mon Laguiole
[Laguiole Pocket Knife] All right, I'm back! Technically, I have been back from my vacation for ten days, but as soon as I returned, I left again to be a witness at the wedding of two of my favorite people in the world, an honor and a duty that I took very seriously, although they ended up requiring very little work from me -- the purchase of a ...
September 10, 2007
Tarte aux Quetsches et Crème de Noix
[Quetsche Plum Tart with Walnut Cream] I love plums. I love that they are small and that you can rinse a few of them at a time, whirling them in your hand like Baoding balls. I love that they come in sundry shapes and colors to match your outfit, I love that they have a pit that you can spit out into the sink, and I love that they grow on trees ...
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September 4, 2007
Coquillettes au Comté et Pousses d'Epinard
[Elbow Macaroni with Comté Cheese and Baby Spinach] A lot can be learned about your cooking self by considering what you eat when you're on your own. I have friends who are simply not hungry when they're alone, who forget to eat (who what?), who don't consider it a real meal if there's no dining companion, or -- and I am not making this up -- wh...
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