BEHIND THE COOKBOOK: LA VARENNE PRATIQUE
The Story of La Varenne Pratique by Anne Willan La Varenne Pratique is the biggest book I have ever written, running to 528 pages. The core of the book includes more than 600 recipes and 1,100 color...
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The Cooking with Grandma Chronciles
Watch this space! I’m excited to announce a new project. The Cooking with Grandma Chronicles are coming soon exclusively on lavarenne.com. Here are my family’s favorite recipes, spiked with pictures,...
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THE COOKING WITH GRANDMA CHRONICLES
Dear Friends, Announcing the happy news that I’m starting a series of posts entitled The Cooking with Grandma Chronicles, available exclusively on www.lavarenne.com. A couple of times each month, I’ll...
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Part 1 of The Cooking with Grandma Chronicles
OATMEAL CRUNCH COOKIES Grandma’s mother, who hated to cook, nonetheless kept a notebook of handwritten recipes, many of them handed down from her own mother. This recipe is cryptically called “crunch”...
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Cooking with Grandma Chronicles Part 2
RASPBERRY ALMOND TORTE Grandma came across this ultra-simple raspberry almond torte, during a visit to South Africa and has loved it ever since. This recipe is loved by all, especially Leo who adores...
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Cooking with Grandma Chronicles Part 3
QUICK RATATOUILLE Grandma likes to use a wok for this quick ratatouille, a family dish for summer when eggplant, peppers, zucchini and tomatoes are at their best down at the Mas in Languedoc. The wide...
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Cooking with Grandma Chronicles Part 4
BRUNO’S CHOCOLATE CAKE Grandma often cooks with Lucy, and they’ve been making this cake for years thanks to Bruno, an amazing neighbor of Uncle Simon in France. Bruno is legally blind but he works...
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Cooking with Grandma Chronicles Part 5
CHRISTMAS CAKE For more than 50 years, every year since Grandma was married, she has made a Christmas Cake, baking it at least a year ahead. Traditionally the cake batter is beaten by hand, and...
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Cooking with Grandma Chronicles Part 6
CHRISTMAS PUDDING Like the Christmas Cake, Christmas Pudding is a once-a-year family event, an English classic. Grandma often makes both at the same time because they have similar ingredients, full of...
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Cooking with Grandma Chronicles Part 7
AUNT LOUIE’S YULE BREAD Grandma loves Yule bread for breakfast, toasted or plain and spread with butter, though in its native Yorkshire it is served for afternoon tea. This is another recipe...
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