From the category archives:

dessert

Mûre

9 July 2011

I understand that mûre can mean many things. It is the fruit you see above, but can also mean mature. Or ripe. I’m not sure which one is more eloquent in English, but suppose it depends on the thing to which you are referring. I think I heard a woman once described as mûre, […]

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Brittle

7 March 2011

Brittle (adj.): Hard and sharp. Showing signs of instability. There went February. January, too. This space’s first birthday has come and gone without note, and I’m afraid to say that I’ve been cooking just about as much as this site suggests, which is to say, not so much. But there was brittle. It’s particularly good […]

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Pear + almond tart

30 November 2010

Sometimes, things can all go pear-shaped. Other times, it can happen often. Thanksgiving did not go the way of that fruit, after all, my last entry’s title notwithstanding. Actually it was kind of great, and I am still very, very full. But what’s so wrong with being pear-shaped anyway? The expression, while vivid—whether to describe […]

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Pistachio rosewater meringue

23 August 2010

Wouldn’t it be nice, sometimes, to be able to float away on a big soft cushy fluffy cloud, preferably white? I think it would. I can’t say this thought had crossed my mind since the age of six, but looking at this plate of white a week or so ago, it did, Frank Sinatra’s sweet […]

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Apricot lavender tart

22 July 2010

The first time I ate an apricot was magic, the way the fruit opened so willingly along its cleft in my hand, the seed falling easily away. It wasn’t messy or overly liquid, but it didn’t feel dry in the mouth. The taste was like peaches, maybe, which I’d had many times before, but different […]

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Basil panna cotta, strawberry lime compote

18 June 2010

I’m one of those people who orders dessert when no one else wants any. People don’t order dessert, I think, because they’re ready to leave their present company, or because they prefer to enjoy their sweets in solitude. And I guess some people don’t actually want it. I don’t know whether these insights are right or […]

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Receive!

5 April 2010

I’ve barely had this site a month, yet I’m sure we’ve been through this already: I don’t like recipes. They stifle creativity and keep people from trusting their own senses. Lists and measurements and instructions might lead to better meals from time to time, but they keep us at a certain distance from what our […]

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