Since Sunday there is a continuous rain. Yes, that’s also part of Autumn… Sunny spell is forecast at the end of the week. Only a couple of days left !
Last Sunday, while it was pouring outside, I prepared my chestnut cream: boiling, peeling, simmering, mashing, mixing… It’s a tedious work (specially to peel the chestnuts) [...]
Archive for April, 2009
On a Gloomy Rainy Fall Day…
Posted in Delicious, tagged chataîgne, chausson, chestnut cream, chestnut turnover, crème de marrons, kumara, laminated dough, patate douce, pâte feuilletée on April 30, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Colchiques Dans Les Prés…
Posted in Breathtaking, Delicious, tagged automne, autumn, chataîgne, chestnut, fall, marrons on April 17, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The wind is back. Sign of cooler months to come.
When summer ends I feel a twinge of sadness. Already! It’s like I waited for it all year and then it’s gone…
Nevertheless, how can I not be under the spell of Autumn. The light, subtle. The color, vermilion. The scent, quince and feijoa.
But for now, [...]
Happy Easter !
Posted in Delicious, Entertaining, tagged chocolate, chocolat, Easter, Pâques, egg, oeuf on April 10, 2009 | 9 Comments »
For most of you Easter is associated to Spring.
Down here, Fall softly settled while it’s time to celebrate Easter.
Chocolate in any form is the sweetest comfort treat.
Rather than a recipe I wanted to play around the chocolate theme. I made nests from pasta coated with cocoa, decorated eggs with chocolate dots, converted an egg box [...]
Home, Sweet Home
Posted in Creative, tagged architecture, design, New Zealand on April 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last Tuesday, I attended the reception to announce the winning design of the Starter Home competition and I had the opportunity to discover finalists projects.
I didn’t make it until this stage, but I was happy to be part of this event.
My little kiwi house, submitted to the competition has a simple design, with a [...]
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