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A batch of sourdough starter lives in a glass container in my fridge. I mixed it up last month and...
“My grandmother,” I said in a low tone, “would have said that we were all in exile, and that no...
Check this out for an up-close-and-personal peek into the fictional mind of the main character in my...
My mom handed down to me this vintage four-quart Dutch Oven along with farm-girl instructions on how...
My favourite destination is known as the “City of Lights,” and God is called the “Father of Lights.”...
On a recent Sunday afternoon, I trod the 127 footsteps from the kitchen door down to the old elm...
I visited my beloved Three Graces in Paris one month ago today—got to the Louvre early enough to...
I’m currently in the grips of a madly lustful affair with foie gras. This will come as no...
Okay, I’ll admit I’ve had yearnings to be a hippie since the summer of ’69, when hitchhikers between...
There is nothing about the word “retreat” matching what I did this past weekend! I mean, sure, I...
I’m a prairie girl besotted by BC’s old-growth forests. My husband and I just returned from a few...
It’s settled: I’m off to France in June for three weeks of Gallic culture! I’ve booked...