Xoxo Dorie Newsletter

2 days ago | doriegreenspan.substack.com | Dorie Greenspan

Bonjour! Bonjour!I’m in Paris! I’m in Paris! And even though it’s been over 25 years that I’ve lived between America and France, I still get excited when I land, still smile when I walk into our apartment, still go out onto the balcony to check that the Eiffel Tower is where I left her (so far, so good) and still go directly to the patisserie next door (bonjour, Pierre Hermé) to buy croissants for Michael. It’s a good beginning.

1 week ago | doriegreenspan.substack.com | Dorie Greenspan

Hello! Hello!Before I tell you a story this week, I’ve got some questions for those of you have children or grandchildren and especially for those of you who work with children: What are the things you love to do with kids? What’s your best advice for keeping little ones involved? Do you have a favorite way to “record” what you do with children? I’m not new at this, but I sure am rusty. Please leave all ideas in the comments.

1 week ago | doriegreenspan.substack.com | Dorie Greenspan

Adapted from Baking with Dorie by Dorie Greenspan [Bookshop / B&N / Amazon]Click here for printable recipeVersatility: I created this dough for galettes and it’s ideal for all kinds of free-form rustic tarts — it holds its shape beautifully — but it can also be used for traditional tarts and pies. Plan ahead: The dough needs to be refrigerated for at least 2 hours (or frozen for 1 hour), so build in this time.

2 weeks ago | doriegreenspan.substack.com | Dorie Greenspan

Hello! Hello!With spring cleaning still on my mind (if not in evidence chez here), I remembered how, as a kid, our winter clothes were swapped for spring and summer togs (now there’s an old word) and our heavy bedspreads (are they even called that anymore?) were folded away and the lighter covers brought out. I guess I still do things like that, but it’s not a ritual and, since we’re always short on space, not as neat.

3 weeks ago | doriegreenspan.substack.com | Dorie Greenspan

Hello! Hello!Maybe it’s spring fever, but I’m more impetuous than ever. You? I’m having trouble settling down. Having trouble keeping my mind on one thing for a long time. I’m flighty and flitty and sometimes a little dreamy. And while I take forever to make up my mind, I change it in the time it takes a butterfly to flutter off a leaf. Which is how we ended up having Celery & Peanut Noodle Salad for dinner instead of the chickpea situation I’d planned.