Category: Movable Feast
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Blackberry Teardrops
Blackberries Very few this year, I stead of stained hands from blackberry juice I had more scratches than berries, and those I did pick were not plump. The handful above is after a mile of walking along dried-up berry bushes,…
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Roasted Apricots with Panna Cotta
Thank you, Denise, for the delicious dessert and recipe from: Laura Calder’s Dinner Chez Moi Cookbook In August our friends Denise and Vlad are coming back to visit!…
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The French Dining Thing
During the French la Vie retreats, we do more than just go to brocantes… Not only do we fill our suitcases, boxes, and whatever else we can stuff antiques into, we dine, oh boy, do we dine! France has an…
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Cherry Jam Memory: A True Story
Yesterday, my friend Arnelle and I picked cherries as I started to make the jam I remembered a post I wrote about making cherry jam years ago, 12 years ago to be exact! Oh, man. Do any of you remember…
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The Best Nicoise Salad
My cousin Judy made the best Nicoise salad I have ever had without anchovies and used smoked tuna. Each savored bite was better than the first. I did not want it to end. My cousin Judy has a way of…
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Blackberry Pie Making with Va
When you learn how to make pies from the master. My mom bakes every day- every day, she makes cookies, pie, cream puffs, or something in that sweet order and from scratch. And even though she can make those sweet…