Et tout d’un coup le souvenir m’est apparu. Ce goût, c’était celui du petit morceau de madeleine que le dimanche matin à Combray (parce que ce jour-là je ne sortais pas avant…
Category: Beans and Legumes
Fava Bean Curry
It’s been awhile, but I’m not going to apologize: I like to think of those of you who are out there, mostly silent but sometimes appearing out of cyberspace with words of…
Asparagus and White Bean Pasta
Just when I think I’m completely out of new, healthy, tasty ideas for the kitchen… spring happens. And with spring, comes asparagus. Yes, I know there are a lot of spring vegetables:…
Pumpkin Black Bean Soup
I still think of myself as a shy person, something that someone who’s met me in the past five years or so probably wouldn’t understand. Now, I’m always the first one to…
Montaigne and Bolognese
Distingo est le plus universel membre de ma logique. – Michel de Montaigne I don’t know whether it’s the sign of a true blogger or a true lit. geek, but whichever the…
Pumpkin Chicken Chili
One of the things I love the most about living (and eating) in France is how easy and second-nature it is to eat with the seasons. The Shoe Fiend, one of my…
Cassoulet
OK… I’m ready to eat my words now. Remember when I told you, weeks ago, although now it seems like years, about how the Marseillaise thought that my and Anne-Marie’s brains work…
Ravioli with Fava Beans
When I was in high school, I was infamous with the girls in my dorm for the color-coded Post-Its lined up along my desk, detailing the events of my days over the…
Chana Masala Chutney and Dal
“The grass is always greener on the other side.” There’s a reason that clichés are cliché: thoughts so true have to be expressed, often too often, until suddenly the metaphor or simile…
Lentil and Rosemary Soup with Lemon
After knowing me for a few months, most people replace the typical greeting of, “How have you been?” with the more useful, “Where have you been?” Those who I haven’t seen in…