http://www.barbraaustin.com Eating, drinking, and writing in Paris Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:26:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/06/davids-cherry-almond-cobbler/ http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/06/davids-cherry-almond-cobbler/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:30:45 +0000 Barbra http://www.barbraaustin.com/?p=1333 I thought I might feel better if I did a little baking (speaking of clichés). It usually works.]]> http://www.barbraaustin.com/2010/06/davids-cherry-almond-cobbler/feed/ 7 http://www.barbraaustin.com/2009/05/more-sweet-life-dls-chocolate-cake-with-creme-fraiche/ http://www.barbraaustin.com/2009/05/more-sweet-life-dls-chocolate-cake-with-creme-fraiche/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 14:49:47 +0000 Barbra http://serveitforth.com/?p=253 les devoirs by making treats for the class. I did not really take her seriously and, anyway, it is in my best interest to do the homework. But as of Monday morning I had not even looked at chapter 6 of Les Poisons de la Couronne. What I had been reading was David Lebovitz's new book, which enthusiastically advocates the practice of of bribery-by-sweets. What better moment to test my dear prof's offer? And what better reason to try one of the 50 recipes David included in the book?]]> http://www.barbraaustin.com/2009/05/more-sweet-life-dls-chocolate-cake-with-creme-fraiche/feed/ 4 http://www.barbraaustin.com/2009/05/la-vie-est-parfois-belle-the-sweet-life-in-paris/ http://www.barbraaustin.com/2009/05/la-vie-est-parfois-belle-the-sweet-life-in-paris/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 13:54:45 +0000 Barbra http://serveitforth.com/?p=242 David Lebovitz arrived in Paris to live, there was plaster hanging from the ceiling of his apartment and a stained futon on the floor. His landlord hired a painter but the job -- the refreshing of a small one bedroom apartment -- took weeks. He stayed with friends in the meantime, but could not find solace in the collection of beloved cookbooks he had shipped from the States. The box never arrived and La Poste, as you might imagine, was less than sympathetic. This was not an auspicious start.]]> http://www.barbraaustin.com/2009/05/la-vie-est-parfois-belle-the-sweet-life-in-paris/feed/ 1