links for 2009-04-01

Global Edition – The New York Times Whoever is running the web editions of the NY Times is doing a great job, I think. Check this out. (tags: nytimes gobal)

links for 2009-03-02

Save a Bookmark on Delicious Sounds delicious, looks easy. (tags: salmon recipes balsamic) French in a Flash: Roquefort and Walnut-Stuffed Roasted Pears with Sauternes Syrup Anything labelled “French in a flash” is for me. (tags: recipes pear roquefort walnut)

Photo tour

Pictures I have been meaning to upload: Below is an “art” exhibit Roger and I saw at the Tate Modern in London earlier this year. Wondering where the art is? That crack in the floor, folks. For real. Below that,…

links for 2009-02-20

not martha – Starbucks VIA ReadyBrew instant coffee Well, I don’t know. This post has made me think maybe I ought to try it. Would be good for traveling, especially if a glass of ice water were available. (tags: Starbucks…

links for 2009-02-19

A Home for the Culinary – The New York Times > Great Homes and Destinations > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 7 I need this house. Too bad it’s near Paris, not Geneva! (tags: France house) Diagramming the Obama…

links for 2009-02-18

Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe – 101 Cookbooks Picking up old obsessions. For la marche on le weekend! (tags: recipes brusselssprouts salad) Recipe – Wheat Berries With Sesame, Soy Sauce and Scallions – NYTimes.com Or this? (tags: breakfast bittman nytimes recipes…

Le weekend

Forecast is for cold and snow (ha ha, what else is new?) this weekend. Thinking of going to Yvoire on Saturday, but it’s supposed to be even colder there. May have to think of a more southerly clime. Friend Liz…

The market

Our Saturday market in Ferney is fabulous. I love shopping there and flirting with the chicken man and the cheese guy and the spice vendor (whose Mama I saw at the spice store in Annecy last weekend!). Great sights, marvelous…

My little village

This morning the wind is blowing 150 km I have been awake off and on for hours, with the shutters banging against the windows and the wind howling. No walking to work today. I just hope the F bus is…