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Winter blooms
By Ann | February 7, 2012
We’ve been experiencing glacial temperatures the past few days, which is very cozy as long as you’re inside, next to the radiator, covered in blankets and wearing two sweaters. But there are some benefits, according to this article from Le Parisien — among other things, the cold ensures that ornamental bulbs like tulips, crocuses, and hyacinths will flower beautifully come spring (if it ever gets here).
As for me, I’m hunkered down with a blanket on my lap, and my manuscript to keep me company. We’ve also been cooking lots of comfort food, including bolognese and split pea soup.
What are your favorite cold weather recipes, mes amis?
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February 7th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
That’s what my mom has always said about bulbs. One of my favorite things is the fragrance of early spring bulb flowers–the hyacinth in your picture are gorgeous! Stay warm.
February 7th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
All variations of soup and heavier fare – pasta, risotto, meatballs.. all the foods we tend to shun during the warmer months. Like you, I’m shivering next to the radiator – stay warm!
February 7th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
I can smell that photo.!
February 7th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
We have been thinking about you and wondering how you are faring in the bitter cold.
A nice hearty bean soup works great to warm me up. Whole Foods has a new selection of amazingly beautiful raw beans (almost pretty enough to photo or display), which make a delicious soup. I love to add a drop of Sriracha hot sauce to soup for taste and warmth.
February 8th, 2012 at 12:21 am
When it’s cold outside, there’s nothing like chicken soup (that’s really more like stew, the way I make it) or beef stew over mashed potatoes – yumm!
If you can get away from both the manuscript and the heater, I think there’s an author panel on the 15th at the American Library that might interest you.
February 8th, 2012 at 1:03 am
A big bubbling pot of red, spicy-hot chili and beans.
February 8th, 2012 at 4:34 am
Just had a bowl of homemade cassoulet and a glass of Bordeaux. It’s supposed to be cold tonight (in the 20′s) so I’m piled up in bed, under the duvet, with a kitty by my side!
February 8th, 2012 at 9:05 am
Pumpkin soup, big pot of chili, and any variety of curries. Bitterly cold in Vienna now.
February 8th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
I remember many a frigid Parisian days (and nights), swaddled in a pashmina, feet propped on the radiator, plucking away on the keyboard… courage, Ann!
As for yummy cold weather treats: tartines et chocolat chaud!
February 9th, 2012 at 7:11 am
Any variation of hearty Italian sauce atop a steaming portion of pasta suits me fine. As well as daub from Provence! Oh, and maybe a dram of scotch before the meal just to help circulation …