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At the Market in Paris

At my local marché this week… Grown in Brittany, one of the weirdest vegetables found in France is Romanesco, a relative of broccoli. It’s cooked the same way, a la vapeur, simply steamed and tossed with a pad of rich French butter. Sand-grown carrots are sweeter (and dirtier) than ordinary carrots. French (and American) cooks can find lots of thyme at the markets, which is…

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Chocolate Mole Recipe

There’s nothing I like better than a big batch of mole, the famed Mexican sauce, spiked with chiles, spices, and a hint of dark, bitter chocolate. Mole is excellent spooned over baked or poached chicken, and I’m especially fond of slathering it over a pot of crispy-cooked carnitas, too. Recipes adapted from The Sweet Life in Paris (Broadway Books) by David Lebovitz

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Dulce de Leche Recipe

The first time I had dulce de leche I began spooning it directly from the jar and into my mouth. And before I knew it, I had made it almost all the way through the jar. It was that good! I scraped it off the spoon with my teeth, savoring every sticky, sugary mouthful. The jar of dulce de leche I was given had a…

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Culinary Contest: A Winner!

We have a winner! Everyone did their best, and most of you got the 3. Fruitcakes and 4. Tube of Sweetened Condensed Milk correct, but only one could figure out one of the other two. So after much guessing about the items, here are the answers for the Culinary Contest… 1. Le farz. This is a linen sack specifically made for making Kig ha Farz,…

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A Culinary Contest!

It’s pretty unusual to find anything in Paris at a discount, so imagine my surprise when I came upon this rarity: …a discount coupon! When I got to the place, however, that a cone of ice cream was 5€ ($6). Gulp! I guess the concept of le discount isn’t quite yet fully-understood in Paris…spoilsports! So I decided it’s time for a contest around here. Yes,…

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Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki, in Paris

Certainly one of the most stunning pastry shops in Paris is Sadaharu Aoki. It’s so well-regarded that I ran into a famous chocolatier from the neighborhood during my last visit, who was picking up his goûter, or afternoon snack, as they call it in Paris. We recognized each other and he smiled at me while choosing a Thé Vert Napoléan; layers of vivid green tea…

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