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Falling in literary love

On October 6, 2019 By sabbaticalchefIn books, main dishes, vegetables1 Comment

Charleston, SC Do you fall in love with authors or characters in books? Or am I the weird one? I fall hard. Many men and women have become the object of my affections. The latest in this line is Pat Conroy. And this is our second time around. I honestly do not remember when I …

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Halftime

On July 9, 2019 By sabbaticalchefIn baking, books, desserts, family, main dishesLeave a comment

I am not counting the days, but I think it is almost halftime of summer vacation. I am trying to soak up every minute of it. Really I am. I spent a week at Carolina Beach with Sister Moo and Best Niece. It's become a tradition for the three of us to do this. Moo …

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What’s not to love about June?

On June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 By sabbaticalchefIn baking, booksLeave a comment

I wish you could smell these beautiful gardenias. (Wouldn't scratch and sniff photos be awesome?) My dear friend Dani gave them to me. She has a whole bush full of them at her home. We met for coffee and I walked away with these flowers that bloom in June in Durham, NC. While on the …

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Hurricane Florence

On September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 By sabbaticalchefIn baking, books1 Comment

It's weird to sit around and wait for a hurricane to arrive. I think (hope?) that we are not going to see too much in Durham. But I can't stop watching the WRAL-TV news showing my neighbors to the east. New Bern, an old city in eastern North Carolina on the Neuse River I am …

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Summer Reading 2018

On July 16, 2018 By sabbaticalchefIn booksLeave a comment

This is what I am currently reading. A former student who is now one of my beloved colleagues gave it to me this spring. I think she found it at our annual book fair, one of my favorite school-related events. It is a great read- kind of like peeking in the window and watching Renoir, …

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Snow Day 2018

On January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 By sabbaticalchefIn books, main dishes, travelLeave a comment

So, I want everyone to know that I just got up off the sofa, out from under this amazing blanket (a late Christmas gift from an 8th grade girlie and her mom), put on my clogs, and braved the cold- 24˚F- to take a couple of photos for you. I am brave like that. Teaching …

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My friend, The Geezer

On November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 By sabbaticalchefIn books, friends, travelLeave a comment

I read this book several years ago and fell in love with it. When I pitched my own (still unfinished) book to Algonquin, I was asked if I had read French Dirt. Oui. A couple of times. Little did I know that a few years later I would be introduced to Richard Goodman through a mutual friend, Jo Maeder, albeit …

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I lived in Provence and worked as a chef's assistant in 2007 and 2008. I fell in love with Provence-- its food, wine, sights, smells, and people. It's where I dream of living someday. Until then, I will teach French and blog about eating, cooking, reading, teaching, my family and life in general.

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