Anne Maxfield

Notre Dame Reborn

We wanted to go to Notre Dame and see the renovations before the crowds. It’s amazing and well worth visiting. There are some shots from the Haute Couture show at the Louvre (skippable) and the recent Citrus Festival in Menton.

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AOC and Carrots?

Someone posted a piece, about carrots in France that are AOC or Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, and I fell down a rabbit hole to see what that meant.

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Easy New Meatballs for Spaghetti

Craving spaghetti and meatballs, and not a big cooking project, I came across this recipe from Smitten Kitchen for “everyday” meatballs and decided to give it a try.

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Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce Revisited

Marcella Hazan’s 3 ingredient tomato sauce is considered a classic. It’s the  simplest of tomato sauces, but I’ve only made it once and wasn’t blown away. Was the second time a charm?

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