Spiced Rosemary Sea Salt Brownies {Vegan} Last week, in part to celebrate my birthday, Marc suggested a last-minute trip to the country – L’Allier, to be more precise. Growing up, Marc spent much of his summers visiting his grandmother who lived in L’Allier, which is about 3 1/2 hours south of Paris. He arrived home […]
Banana Bread {Vegan} My mom was in town last week from California. It had been 49 years since her last trip to Paris and it was great to show her the neighborhood and all of our favorite places in the City of Lights. Although we made our rounds and ate at some of our favorite […]
Raw “Bulk” Snack Bars {V, GF, RSF} This weekend was glorious. The weather was amazing and we spent Saturday walking around the city and Sunday in the forest of Fontainebleau with Marc’s brother, Pierre, and our two nieces, Lison and Sasha. I continually found myself looking up to the trees…there was even a bit of […]
Raspberry Lemon Thumbprint Cookies {Vegan} A rainy Sunday in Paris = a trip to the bookstore, a visit to the rue de Bretagne brocante (one of my favorites of the year) and a stop off at Le Marché des Enfants Rouge for some fresh thyme and beautiful lemons. With Marc at work and the house […]
Cauliflower & Tomato Quinoa Salad While spending some much needed downtime in Burgundy over the holidays, I managed to bring some staples from Paris to cook with the delicious produce we were able to find in the small villages close to Chiddes. A more plant-based diet means that when traveling, getting my hands on quinoa […]
ZUPPA DI RIBOLLITA | A Tuscan Stew {V} Fall and winter are perfect seasons for hearty stew and a perfect time to try to make Zuppa di Ribollita, a Tuscan Stew. Literally meaning re-boiled, this is a great dish to make all year long and it can also be easily re-heated and taken for lunch. […]
MAPLE & LEMON PEAR COMPOTE | V, GF, RSF Almost every year, in an effort to begin the new year in as “zen” a state as possible, Marc and I often rent a house in the middle of the countryside. This year, we chose Burgundy, an area which neither of us had ever visited. From […]
CLASSIC HOT TODDY Change of seasons also means change of temperature. Here in Paris it dropped 10 degrees overnight and the rains have come 🙁 And when the weather changes, we also run the risk of getting sick more easily. Here’s one of my favorites during the cold fall and winter months: the Classic Hot […]
INDIAN RICE PUDDING {V, GF, RSF} Marc and I recently made sushi and as we were leaving for California the following week, we were on a mission to use everything in the fridge and pantry. So what to do with leftover sushi rice? Indian Rice Pudding, of course, Riz au Lait in France or Kheer […]
FALL VEGETABLE & CHARD TACOS {V & GF} On a recent trip to Deauville last weekend, we stumbled on a lovely gentleman selling mini vegetables! Two of my favorite things! Eggplants of all shapes and colors, dark red, red, orange, yellow and green bell peppers and even fresh paprika, which I had never seen! It’s […]
