Good things come in threes: Ice Cream Trio
None of us had ever made homemade ice cream before this summer. I bought a machine with Segolene on a whim so that we could explore ice cream and sorbet. Joshua scoured the internet and came across lots of different ways and formulations to making a simple ice cream base. David Lebovitz had some pretty inspiring...
Fig harvest and Fresh Fig Tart
When I was a kid, all I knew of figs were Fig Newton cookies. I never really understood what all the fuss was about, and remember the first time I saw the real thing getting devoured by some eighties chick in an INXS video, and being somewhat grossed out by it. Well, somewhere along the road...
Lemon Bread
My Mom makes the most amazing lemon bread. Every time we visit my parents she always has a fresh baked loaf ready for breakfast. Since we have been working so much with lemons and have a house full of guests, it seemed logical to have a stab at her recipe. We did make a few...
Finding figs in Ramatuelle
This morning Joshua and I must have been half asleep when we tried to go to the St. Tropez market on a Thursday morning. We got to town only to discover that it was not market day, the open air market in the Place des Lices happens on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Not ones to be...
