Jamie Schler

France

Food detective. Writer, cookbook author, podcaster, jam maker, hotel owner. Discover me at https://t.co/p7pavjwL52 and let's #endALS

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Articles

Mixed Berry Prosecco Sorbet & Cherry Prosecco Granità

1 day ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler

“If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”—Harry TrumanThe heat is on, and I’m not even sure what I’m referring to: the imminent threat of global nuclear war spearheaded by a petty man-baby who is guided purely by optics and applause (when he’s not motivated by stuffing his pockets) or the extreme summer temperatures sweeping across the United States and Europe like nature preheating the oven. I only know that we need to cool down. It’s been a week.
Crème Fouettée, Crème à la Chantilly

1 week ago | jamieschler.substack.com | Jamie Schler

Life is either boredom or whipped cream.
Summer Jelly Roll (le gâteau roulé)

3 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler

“I am not yet convinced that any access to men in power gives a man more truth or light than the politics of a coffee house”—Jonathan SwiftWhy does it feel like a particularly bad news week? It might just be because I have been unusually busy this past week or it might be because I have been in bad-news overload, but I took a step back from the internet, the radio, and social media. It’s delightfully calming.
Soufflé au Pain - Bread Soufflé

1 month ago | jamieschler.substack.com | Jamie Schler

All woes are lighter if there’s bread. — Miguel de CervantesIn the very fine year of 1700, Claude de Pinteville published Le Petit Trésor de Santé, The Little Treasury of Health. Within its pages, one finds the most useful remedies for every ailment, from coughs and fever, headaches and melancholy, to rabies, leprosy, and the plague. He also gives sound advice for preserving one’s health, a “good diet for a good life”.
Summer Cherry Berry Cobbler

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." —Franklin D. RooseveltI’ve visited the battlefields of Verdun and the beaches of Normandy. I’ve seen the trenches in the Somme, preserved by the Canadians as a memorial to those who fought and died on those now-sacred grounds.
Everyday (Fabulous) French Bread

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler

“All woes are lighter if there’s bread.”—Miguel de Cervantes“The most necessary of all foods, which Divine Goodness has created for the maintenance of man's life, is Bread. His blessing extends so far over this food that we are never disgusted by it, and the most precious Meats cannot be eaten without Bread.” So wrote Nicolas de Bonnefons in 1655 in his influential tome Les Délices de la Compagne, explaining why he opens his book with the chapter on bread. Bread. The staff of life.
Chocolate and coffee marble cake

2 months ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler

“It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water; they are good servants, but bad masters.” —Roger L’Estrange, Aesop’s Fables, 1692I recently came across the notes I jotted down in 2016 of a conversation I had with a young man whose family produces truffles. He spoke to me eloquently, enthusiastically, lovingly about his métier, his work, and his passion for the black diamond of Chinon.
So You Want to Move to Europe…

2 months ago | jamieschler.substack.com | Jamie Schler

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. ― Thomas JeffersonA woman I have recently become friends with on social media called me lucky. Just this morning, she told me how lucky I was to be living in France, in Europe, outside of the United States at this point in time. Her statement reminded me of a moment a long time ago, standing on a New York City street corner with a friend.
Coq au Vin Blanc

2 months ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler

“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.”—John KeatsI think my favorite part of the Biden presidency was not having to hear him—the other one—constantly talked about on the news and political programs here in France, where I live. It was such a relief not to have his voice resonating through my living room every time I entered my apartment or whining over the airwaves as I tried to enjoy a meal.
Coffee with The Contrarians 04/02

2 months ago | contrarian.substack.com | Norman Eisen |Anna Wharton |Jamie Schler |Elise Labott

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