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    • joie de vivre

      Posted at 1:07 am by jasminedesirees, on December 24, 2013

      I recently bought a book on Amazon called Joie de Vivre. It’s written by author and chef Robert Arbor who grew up in France. In the book he describes the simple joys of life in rural France, and how to emulate the attitude of simplicity and find happiness in the mundane tasks of everyday life.

      He describes visits to the market, the butcher, and the patisserie, and the small garden plots that many people in rural France use to grow flowers and small amounts of veggies and fruits for everyday use. He depicts traditional meals, idyllic dinner parties, and simple, delicious ingredients.

      He also provides simple, delicious recipes, like this one for simple strawberry jam. It’s only fruit and sugar, with a little bit of water added, simmered for a few hours to break down the berries.

      I almost never eat jam, I find that it tastes strangely artificial, but this is delicious. It’s a bit more liquid than most jams, but scooping it with a spoon onto a toasted baguette with a cup of fresh coffee, a very traditional French breakfast, was delicious.

      I am excited to try this with other fruits, I think nectarine jam will be amazing.

      Lovely, lazy day breakfast
      Posted in recipes | 0 Comments | Tagged baking, cookbook, cooking, France, jam, Joie de vivre, recipes
    • perogies

      Posted at 11:06 pm by jasminedesirees, on October 25, 2013

      For Thanksgiving last week I made homemade perogies. I like to pretend it’s to share my culture with other people but mostly I just love perogies. They are kind of a pain to make from scratch and I can’t find anywhere to buy them here so I don’t make them very often, but when I do, they are glorious.

      I used this recipe.

      this
      plus this
      plus four pounds of cheese= this
      this
      plus a rolling pin and a drinking glass
      equals these delicious morsels, plus carpal tunnel syndrome from working the dough and rolling it out
      finished product and also proof that there is beauty in the world. Let’s be honest, I was too busy eating these to take a decent picture.

      Luckily I made way too much bacon and had about a pound left over to nibble on to give me sustenance through this arduous task. Once the perogies are done, I boil them in hot water until they float, then saute them with butter and onions until they are brown.

      Serve with sour cream and mushroom soup sauce (canned mushroom soup + water +microwave) and you can even add ranch if you are throwing all sense of caloric decency to the wind. My dad says if you eat too many perogies you will start to look like one. Which is probably true. But there are worse things you could look like, am I wrong?

      Posted in food, friends, recipes | 0 Comments | Tagged cooking, perogies, pierogies, recipes, Thanksgiving
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