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The Friday Stockdish

How our tastes change.  As a teenager I dreaded the Friday lunch during my heady days in the Aveyron. It would hit me each Wednesday that we were on countdown to the most frightful meal of the week. How could this dish fit into cooking … Continue reading

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Heavenly Custard Tarts from Bethlehem

The headline will take a few paragraphs to get to.  Please, bear with me as I unfold a bad experience that eventually did come good. Whatever happens to you, there’s always a pearl hidden somewhere in the tough, rough shell – you just have to … Continue reading

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The 60′s Stock Fish Blues

When I used to visit the Aveyron as a teenager I would dread the Friday lunch. The feeling would start around Wednesday and be at fever pitch by late Friday morning as we laid up the cafe tables and polished the glasses for lunch … Continue reading

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