Creamy 3-Ingredient Zucchini Soup
I learned how to make this soup from a friend who whipped up a version of it for her kids one summer evening. (Summer evenings in Brittany can get chilly enough to enjoy a ho [...]
Soupe au Pistou (Bean and Vegetable Soup with Pistou)
This is it…the spectacular, seasonal window when summer intersects with fall, tomatoes are still tasty, fresh basil is still abundant, and the evenings have turned cool enoug [...]
Herbes de Provence
In France, I swear by Ducros, the supermarket brand of herbes de Provence. The balance of herbs is nigh on perfect—not too pungent, not too bitter, not too floral (the occasi [...]
Asparagus Avgolemono Soup
It all started with trying to find a way to use the woody, fibrous ends of the asparagus I’ve been getting at the market in Saint-Malo this spring. The tips and stalks are in [...]
Wild Nettle Soup
The best, easiest recipe to make with (stinging) nettles is a basic potage, (blended soup). It’s a detox classic among crunchy-granola types, but what I like about it is that [...]
Pumpkin Purée
In France, pumpkins, like other winter squash, are sold by weight. This can make a great big Halloween jack o’ lantern prohibitively expensive (I know. I’ve blown my wad on t [...]
Tempest Day Tomato Soup
1 Tbs. olive oil ½ cup diced onion 1 Tbs. tomato paste 2 tsp. red wine vinegar 1 15-oz. can crushed tomatoes 2 tsp. sugar 1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.) ½ tsp. Italian se [...]
Brunswick Stew
Brunswick Stew and I go way back. Not as far back as the days when cooks added squirrel to the is-it-Georgian, is-it North-Carolinian, is-it-Virginian Southern stew, but far [...]