Nutmeg In Paris

I was living in New Orleans, working as a middle school English teacher when Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees broke. I lost my job, and decided that it was time to pursue my dream of going to culinary school. Here I am in Paris for the next eight months, cooking and exploring, trying to decide what comes next...

Thursday, April 27, 2006


Even though it was very humid this morning and threatening to rain, I had time off, so I had to walk. I found myself at yet another beautiful outdoor market, and I couldn't help but buy strawberries and a ton of other gorgeous fruit. I am addicted to Parisian markets.

This afternoon, I made a strawberry treasure cake. My piping is all over the place, and the whole thing is uneven. It could be worse- there were two people who had mousse melting all over the place again. It's pretty sad to see a white topped cake oozing pink strawberry goo from the seams...

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