I uploaded these photos early Thursday, planning to write the text the next morning before our visiting family woke. No time for a Five Things Friday, but I thought I could manage a quick What…
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Pater has been away all week; he comes back today, and I’ll admit that I didn’t get nearly everything done that I’d hoped to do in my time alone. But lists have been whittled down;…
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I had a wonderful time with a visiting friend on the weekend, managing toignore the symptoms through our dinner Saturday night and lovely long chat that evening and the next morning. Another out-of-town friend arrives…
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The ardoise at Le Petit Vatel. May I recommend the boudin noir? Black pudding/blood sausage is not to everyone’s taste, I know, but I suspect you’d all appreciate the Gâteau au cédrat confit (Cake with…
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Quite some time ago, I mentioned a Moroccan-style chicken dish that Pater makes, and a few of you asked if I’d share his recipe. And then other night he served it up, with some ever…
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