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my favorite recipe from my cookbook, Mostly French
And...I'm going on tour! (Plus a bonus recipe for paid subscribers that ISN'T in the book!)
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The Definitive Guide to a Perfect, Offbeat Caprese
Every. Single. Time. (Wherein, I also wax poetic about how I discovered my love of tomatoes)
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World’s Best Celery Salad™
and some deeeeeep TV musings
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okay, perfect #15: musings on TV; cooking sketches vs. recipes; writing a cookbook
and a cooking sketch for a guac-a-salsa dip/sauce/avocado toast for breakfast
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Browned Butter Banana Bread with Duck Fat And Smoked Salt
A little favorite, I am finally sharing
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A Cookbook Cover REVEAL!
It's a book! A Real-life (almost) book
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okay, perfect #13: the easiest, tastiest pommes dauphinoise
'living in France will be fun' they said
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what to cook when the world is burning
I'm in my vegetarian slop era, it's better than it sounds
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okay, perfect #22: an almost spring, gin punch
Is it caprese season yet?
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a roasted sweet potato soup, a recipe
And a very long piece about legacy, loss, and whatnow?
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flawless, scored zucchini with double dairy deliciousness
Also, I got kittens. (And a writer becomes a content creator)
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okay, perfect #5: a salad suited for grieving
I apologize for being a day late on this, since I did say I would write weekly by Wednesdays. But I’m a day late because…grief and sadness. Which I will…
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