As you know, I love to take photos of Paris rooftops. Whenever I am in an apartment, hotel, store, or office in Paris on a high floor with good views, I take photos.
Today it’s two sets of photos, the first from an apartment in the Marais in Paris, the second is from the rooftop of Galeries Lafayette in Toulouse, on a warm, sunny day from last September.
Would love your feedback.
Toulouse
I realize I haven’t selected a new book for the Eye Prefer Paris Book of the Month since last June. I decided now the perfect was time to re-launch the Eye Prefer Paris Book of the Month, since most people are at home during the lockdown, and have extra time to read.
For April, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated from French into English, is the enchanting story about the relationship between a concierge at one of the best addresses in Paris in the 7th arrondissement, and her relationship with a 12-year child living in the building. Although they come from opposite classes in society, they somehow become kindred spirits and form an unforgettable bond.
Click here to order on Amazon
Here’s a list of other books from Eye Prefer Paris Book of the Month, in case you missed them.
Click here to order Seven Ages of Paris on Amazon
Click here to order a copy of The Lost Vintage on Amazon
Click here to buy Finding Fontainbleau on Amazon
Click here or link below to order A Year in Paris by John Baxter on Amazon
Click here to purchase a copy of (Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living
Click here to purchase The Left Bank on Amazon
Click here to purchase Mad Enchantment on Amazon
I invited my cooking class partner Charlotte Puckette to write a guest post today and share her comfort food recipes.
As the quarantine becomes more widespread and restaurants, bars and cafés close, many of us are eating more of our meals at home. But preparing food can be more than just a way to fed ourselves and others. Cooking during the confinement can be therapy for the cook and a delicious homemade meal can be a source of comfort for those around the table.
Normally this time of year I would be busy in the kitchen getting ready for the onslaught of springtime catering and cooking classes. But like the rest of the world, I am at home and my cooking is focused on simple, tasty dishes to feed my family and keep spirits up. Some days it’s a quick and easy recipe like Pasta with Asparagus, Cream and Lemon or Savoury Clafoutis with Cherry Tomatoes and Soft Sheeps Cheese. When we need a flavor hit Indian-Spiced Salmon or Pork Meatballs with Thai Massaman Curry Sauce brighten things up. Dessert is always welcome and a Chocolate Hazelnut Cake (featuring Nutella!) or a simple Whole Orange Cake keeps everybody happy.
Click on each dish title above to to get the recipe on Charlotte's website.
You can follow me on Instagram (@charlottepuckette) to see what I am cooking in confinement or go to my website www.charlottepuckette.com to take a look at more of my recipes.
Charlotte Puckette is graduate of Paris’s Le Cordon Bleu, is the co-author of The Ethnic Paris Cookbook as well as a cooking instructor, food consultant, caterer and private chef. For over two decades Charlotte has taught, thought and written about food—and, of course, cooked it. Her appetite for all things delicious has taken her all over France to taste new and untried products and to meet the passionate chefs, artisans and farmers who produce them. She shares her enthusiasm for ingredients and French cuisine with a local and international clientele through her catering, market tours and cooking class.
Pasta with Asparagus, Cream and Lemon
Savoury Clafoutis with Cherry Tomatoes and Soft Sheeps Cheese
Indian-Spiced Salmon
Whole Orange Cake
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake (featuring Nutella!)
On my walking path the week before last, it was a brilliant, sunny day and there were strong shadows coming off the trees and benches. I shot a number of photos in color originally. When I returned home, there was something missing about the photos, and there weren’t up to par with other shadow photos I’ve taken. I did some experimenting and converted them to black and white, and then added extra contrasting. I don’t usually do black and white photos, but I am very happy with these. I would love to have your feedback. Do you have some favorites? I threw in one color photo.
Here are links from my other shadow photos.
https://www.ipreferparis.net/2019/09/shadow-photos-2-.html
https://www.ipreferparis.net/2019/07/shadow-photos-tuileries-.html
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As of last week, there was another set of restrictions put in place in Paris to protect against the virus. Now, we are not allowed to travel more than one kilometer from our homes, so now instead of taking my morning walk on the quai on the Seine, I walk up and down the walkway in my courtyard garden. Last Saturday I went out for groceries, and on my corner was a moment of happiness that I captured for you. The cherry blossom trees are in full flower and the pink flowers against the azure sky and the Haussmann buildings is spectacular. I wish you were here to experience it.
