I am sick today. Not very sick, mind you, but just sick enough that I feel pretty OK about lounging around my house in pajamas, whimpering softly at regular intervals and eating…
Category: Recipes
Scrambled Eggs with Gruyère
The worst thing about having had a large part of my French instruction within a group of 20-something boys is that I am the only one laughing when, in illustrating grammar points…
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…
Back to school
Those of you who knew me as a Linguistics major in Toronto probably know quite a few things about language that you didn’t ever feel the need to learn, such as the…
Bob and Chicken Sweet Potato Chili
One of the first things I learned when I first moved to France–not when I was fourteen and lived en famille, but when I was in Cannes and actually had to take…
Confiture d’abricot
Every morning, I ride the Paris métro for more than half of the line 8. It’s a long commute, but not altogether unpleasant, in large part because my bosses have a very…
Pasta with Tomatoes and Pesto Rosso
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret: my absolute favorite thing to do when I visit my friends at their houses is to wait until they are otherwise engaged (bathroom,…
Pork Stew
SCENE A Paris apartment. It is Sunday, which, as all good Parisians know, is the perfect day to mope around in your pajamas, drink lots of coffee, do all your laundry and…
Latkes
When I was seventeen, I was dead-set on the idea of moving back to New York as soon as I finished high school. In my mind, New York would be everything it…