Tastes

S is for Summer. And Strawberries.

June 17, 2010

Last week I discovered something awesome – there is a farmer’s market I can access during my lunch hour at work!  I  cannot describe to you with words the satisfaction of my lunch (and by lunch I mean snack that lasted all afternoon) that day….fresh baked bread on which I spread chèvre d’olive, and an [...]

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Blogger Secret Ingredient Challenge – Week 79, Honey

May 10, 2010

Happy Springtime!  Here en Suisse it has certainly been a Spring of rain and rain, bright sun, a little more rain, and then poof the most gorgeous flowers dotting all the hillsides, springing up on every patch of green possible, celebrating life and singing joyously, all of a sudden as if by magic.  I love [...]

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Un Voyage en France: Julia Child’s Bourguignon, avec Canard

April 14, 2010

I love how serendipitous life can be.  Sometimes the most rewarding experiences come in the unlikeliest of places.  For example, my husband and I planned an entire weekend trip to a different country all because of a conversation on twitter.  There, I met a certain M. Jean-Charles Fagot, vintner and restauranteur in the heart of Bourgogne, [...]

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Le Printemps Commence!

March 26, 2010

It is Springtime!  The cool rains gently fall, coating the earth a thin damp blanket that threatens the sun’s best attempts to show its face after the long harsh cold.  I hang my head staring hopelessly out the window, mourning the end of a depressingly brief cameo of the sun’s warm glow, strangely not comforted [...]

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Best Nine of 2009 – Sweet Bites

January 3, 2010

As a continuation from my Best of 2009 – Savory Bites, I wanted to also post about my favorite sweets and desserts from the year.  Why two categories?  Mainly because I am terrible at prioritizing awesome tasting food and couldn’t just make one generic top list.  But also because well, sweet things deserves their own [...]

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There's Popcorn in my Tea!

September 18, 2009

The nights are starting to be a wee bit chilly now that we are heading full force into Autumn here in New England.  ’Tis the time for oversized woolen sweaters, cinnamon sticks, and cuddling up with a good book warmed by the radiating heat of the wood stove.  I’ve even begun seeing a few pockets [...]

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