Crème de potimarron aux moules et au curry
C’est toujours comme ça (du moins, pour moi): Je fais une grande cocotte de moules marinières, puis il en reste…pas assez pour un autre repas, mais trop pour les finir au mêm [...]
New England Clam Chowder
Ever since I got bitten by the clam-digging bug about five years ago (I can walk two hundred yards out onto the mudflats just in front of my house in Cancale and get a bucket [...]
Fresh Sole, Cancale-Style
Snooty foodie moment of the week: I caught myself wondering whether the sole I had in my fridge was fresh enough to eat. It was three days old. By three days old, I do not me [...]
Leek Green Champ
Because leeks are so very costly per pound in the US, it pains me, PAINS ME, to throw away leek tops the way most French cooks do. I’ll do it if I absolutely have to—say, whe [...]
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 [...]
Mont-Saint-Michel
The first time I visited Mont-Saint-Michel, I very nearly wrote it off for good and never returned. It was mid-afternoon during high tourist season and the main road up to th [...]
Not-so-“Parfait” Jam
No, apricots are not still in season in France in September, but I did just find myself simmering a pot of apricot jam just recently... While digging through my pantry, I not [...]
Sunflower Seed Pesto
Looks like it’s time to harvest the basil in my container garden before the bugs do. This is the first year in Cancale that I’ve actually had a crop of basil worth harvesting [...]
Heirloom Tomatoes Provençal
The last of the heirloom tomatoes deserve a special send-off, something that sets them smack in the center of the plate and showcases them in all their funny-shaped, juicy gl [...]