Posts by Lauren
Lauren’s Champignon Pilaf
I can’t honestly tell you how many times I’ve made this over the past month and a half, but I think I know why. There is something about rice pilaf that feels comforting. Maybe it’s the saffron or the mushrooms or both. Either way, I hope you too enjoy this simple dish as much as…
Read MoreHomeward Bound
Rain has fallen nonstop the past three days and it is time to return to the sunny skies of Austin and the warm embrace of my family. Not a bit of the golden fall colors that greeted me last month remain. A new glow has arrived with the twinkling of lights and bow-adorned trees to…
Read MoreMarie’s Focaccia with Spinach and Tofu
Marie’s focaccia aux épinards et tofu soyeux It should come as no surprise that one of my newly acquired Foix friends runs a charming plant-based restaurant. What is truly a surprise is that in the small town of Foix, she fills every table of her petite café daily. In the thirty precious minutes Marie granted…
Read MoreFrom Foix to Laborie
To get to myself and my month worth of acquired belongings from Foix to Laborie was considerable more effort than I had imagined. What I didn’t prepare for was the rail strike the very day I arranged to collect my rental car. And then, to complicate matters further, the yellow vest movement was at its…
Read MoreIs it done yet?
To get to myself and my month worth of acquired belongings from Foix to Laborie was considerable more effort than I had imagined. What I didn’t prepare for was the rail strike the very day I arranged to collect my rental car. And then, to complicate matters further, the yellow vest movement was at its…
Read MoreLauren’s Aubergine and Champignon Curry
So here is how this came to be. I’m a day away from switching houses and still hanging out in my fridge are two shiny aubergine and a bag full of fresh mushrooms. Funny enough they are sharing the shelf space with half a can of coconut milk. I don’t know if you see a…
Read MoreA Visit from Lena
To get to myself and my month worth of acquired belongings from Foix to Laborie was considerable more effort than I had imagined. What I didn’t prepare for was the rail strike the very day I arranged to collect my rental car. And then, to complicate matters further, the yellow vest movement was at its…
Read MoreLena’s Vegan Borsch
So to be completely honest testing Borsch recipes was never quite on my radar, that is until I had a visitor from Kyiv. Who knew? Now I am an official Borsch fan and no doubt you will be too once you give Lena’s vegan version a try. Ingredients 2 medium sized potatoes 1 medium-sized carrot…
Read MoreWriter’s Retreat for Beginners
To get to myself and my month worth of acquired belongings from Foix to Laborie was considerable more effort than I had imagined. What I didn’t prepare for was the rail strike the very day I arranged to collect my rental car. And then, to complicate matters further, the yellow vest movement was at its…
Read MoreLauren’s Root Vegetable Soup
A bowl of this soup really could not be easier to make or more comforting to eat. What it takes, however, is a handful of good, quality vegetables and the willingness to peel and chop. And yes there is kohlrabi on this list and it totally is not a root vegetable! But it was looking…
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