Planting my garden, powered by mustard, and a recipe for roast chicken with potatoes that taste just like the delicious ones you buy with rotisserie…
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This week, the first strawberries, artichokes and asparagus appear in the market. And a recipe for those days when simply dipping asparagus in melted…
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The irresistible allure of second hand cookbooks, reinventing old menus and a recipe for chard gratin.
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Like lots of cooks, I love to garden. It’s the nurturing thing. It has frustrated me, these past months, to look out at the space in front of our house…
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The soil warms up, the first asparagus arrives in the market, and the village gets busy. There is also a cat who says “maman”, if that’s your sort of…
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I’ve missed you, you know, these past couple of weeks while I’ve been away.
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February 2023

I am sending you huge apologies that there is no newsletter today.
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Another day another market, some history, and a recipe for salt cod gratin.
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Today I share a recipe for rice pudding, and suggestions for making your own vanilla sugar and extract, perfect rainy day activities.
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To some, it’s the most important hour of the day. How survive the apéro hour without causing an international incident. Plus a recipe for a cake sale.
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Nora Ephron, Heartburn, and how to make the perfect vinaigrette.
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January 2023

This week I'm having dinner on a tray while I still can - January's greatest kindness. Plus an easy recipe for pork chops with capers and crème fraîche…
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