I often forget, when it’s been a long time since I visited the Loiret, where the Country Boy is from, that Paris is not the rest of France. I even forget as…
Author: emiglia
Carambar Cake and My 7 Lives
Oh. Hello there. In case you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, I started a new job. It’s a very exciting, foodie-based job, and it has swallowed me whole and is only now…
Potimarron, goat cheese, caramelized onion chausson
Sometimes, when I get too happy, I start to freak out. It’s as though there’s a part of me watching my life from the outside, waiting to pounce on a perceived moment…
French Onion Soup
In the past month, I can count the sunny days we’ve had on one hand. Last week, one appeared out of the blue, and I spent the day walking through the 6th…
Vegetable Lasagna
I think that anyone who loves reading has gone through periods of time where they get lost in a story. Where the narrative becomes more real than real life. But there’s something…
Yeasted Beer Bread and Pumpkin Truffle Soup
It’s fairly trendy to be a geek nowadays. There are all sorts of infographics on the web, explaining how people can tell if they’re a geek, nerd or dork. There’s even a…
Jambalaya
It’s easy, when you first move to a foreign country, to over-generalize everything. First, you generalize based on stereotypes, expecting that all French men have a moustache, a beret and a striped…
Penne, Potimarron, Goat Cheese, Bacon, Fried Sage
It’s very, very cold. So cold that my hair freezes when I go outside, and when I open the windows in the kitchen, the steam immediately freezes and makes it look as…
Pancakes and Eggs
When I was growing up, my father didn’t cook all that much. He made excellent spaghetti on occasion. Once, when we had just moved into a new house, he cooked up a…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Potimarron and Bacon
I don’t always take advantage of Paris as much as I should, but since my sister has arrived, I’ve been trying a lot more, if only to give her something to do…