The madeleine Blog

Nov 17, 20238 min read

The Pumpkin Spice Redemption

And just like that, another three weeks went by, and I missed not one, but three Thursday posts. It wasn’t for lack of motivation, at...

Oct 18, 20234 min read

The Half Grape

I should have known, as soon as I hit “publish” on my pumpkin soup post last week, that my sweet, sepia-colored picture of Autumn...

Oct 6, 20237 min read

From Summer to Fall, or Finding Home Again

I would never have imagined writing two consecutive posts about figs. I enjoy figs, don’t get me wrong. But not the way I gobble up plump...

Jul 7, 20235 min read

A Different Kind of Fourth

It hit me suddenly yesterday. The whole New York and America thing. It was the last day of school for my boys and as a surprise, their...

Jul 15, 20215 min read

The Zuni Cafe Pasta

Photo @madeleine diaries Last week, maybe as a way of making our upcoming California trip feel closer while I remained trapped in New...

Jul 9, 20216 min read

Red, White, and Blue

Photo @madeleine diaries I have been back in the city heat after a welcome long weekend, which was decided at the last minute and did...

Jan 23, 20214 min read

The Inauguration Cake

Photo @madeleinediaries I struggled for so long to figure out what in the world this first post would be about, and then, of course, it...