professorgal: at the nursery
professorgal: coco sleeping with her very first toy
professorgal: first toy
professorgal: Madame Coco
professorgal: the countryside is so charming
professorgal: my addiction
professorgal: my desk III
professorgal: My desk II
professorgal: my desk
professorgal: my crazy oven (ah, apt. living!)
professorgal: sunday pot roast ready to go in oven after browning veggies & searing meat
professorgal: adding the veggies back in and tossing in fresh herbs
professorgal: deglazing the pan
professorgal: browning the meat makes all the difference in a roast
professorgal: red wine for deglazing...
professorgal: give it a flip to sear other side
professorgal: searing the roast
professorgal: set aside
professorgal: generously seasoned
professorgal: browning the carrots
professorgal: nicely browned onions resting
professorgal: add a little olive oil to brown (not cook) veggies
professorgal: cast iron, (enamelware lined) dutch oven
professorgal: fresh rosemary
professorgal: still life with carrots and beef
professorgal: marbled = yumminess
professorgal: Sophie's Christmas gift arrived (sock monkey wool hooded sweater with ears). Oh wait... somehow it only got one ear! Is there anything more adorably pathetic that a dog with a one-eared sock monkey sweater?
professorgal: Mademoiselle Sophie
professorgal: tousled