GIFT GIVING

Polenta-Carrots-Kale Quiche Agave and Nutmeg Scones I cook to surprise the people I love. A few friends this Christmas don't know I cook. But I don't distinguish it from a gift. The quiche box and the scones box are recipes in my head written on pan and patience. Food are tastes of descriptions...

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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA JAM CRÊPE

Folding was the best part. The combined use of cornmeal and bread flour, fifty-fifty ratio, made for a great texture to achieve a crisp "waffle" browning around the edges for this sweetie. I doubled down - meaning, two crêpes instead of one: the first layer with chocolate and the other with monkey...

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THIS CHRISTMAS

On December 24, it's lights out. By noon on Christmas day, we will be in Paris. I'm taking a recipe (Fesenjan, a Mediterranean stew using pomegranate molasses, ground walnuts, saffron and squash) to cook as holiday dish with friends getting together in the countryside of Brive, four hours a way....

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A PERFECT MARRIAGE

Chestnut-Clementine Soup and  Chard-Red Potato Salad I was going to make chestnut jam, yet in the process ended up with soup. It was an unexpected delight. (Just for the record: it wasn't a misstep that happened. I know roasted chestnuts aren't fruits or berries, yet I treated them like...

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