L’Art de Bien Manger

  • Asparagus Season and Booksigning Apero

    Asparagus Season and Booksigning Apero

    Asparagus season is nearly over yet I caught these stunners at the market some days ago, don’t they look just absolutely fabulous! I love asparagus, and given my kitchen admits strictly seasonal produce only I’m always a little sad when asparagus season is over. Alas, soon we’re having the first violet artichokes from the south… Read more

  • Announcement – Book Reading and Signing

    Announcement – Book Reading and Signing

    I’m coming on here quickly because I have a very exciting announcement! I’m super honoured (and thrilled) to having been invited at the 5th edition of the mini-literature-festival “Die Rahmenhandlung” in Zurich! What a lark! I’ll be reading from my new book and sign copies on Friday and Saturday, 13 and 14 of May 2022,… Read more

  • Moonshining and a Poulet au Vin Jaune

    Moonshining and a Poulet au Vin Jaune

    I’ve long been meaning to give you an account of the last batch we distilled, now a few weeks ago. We have tried out a special variety this time, ancient type of mirabelle, dark plum purple and sweet to the taste with wonderful bitters, very good for making jam and desserts, and so we assumed… Read more

  • Winter Seafood Pasta and a Discovery

    Winter Seafood Pasta and a Discovery

    For years now I buy my supplies at the weekly farmer’s market, only buying what I really can’t get there from supermarkets and big stores. Saves time and nerves and goes with my conviction, namely distrust anything that’s overly inflated. Given, and I’m lucky enough to have an excellent fishmonger at the market, the other… Read more

  • Kouglouf in a New House

    Kouglouf in a New House

    A new chapter. We have left our old home on New Year’s Eve to make a new one. Temporary. It’s just a stone’s throw away, now sitting in my new study, which had always been called the Boudoir, and so I will call it the Boudoir too, going forward, so now sitting in my Boudoir… Read more

  • Orange Cake

    Orange Cake

    It’s this time of the year again, fir boughs and red ribbons and twinkly stars. But not just. December also means the first oranges of the season, impatiently I have been waiting for them to make their appearance on the weekly market. Oranges that are picked when they’re ripe, full of sun and sea breeze,… Read more