Description
Flour still dusts the margins of the recipe Lucienne copied out at nineteen, the one for crêpes Suzette that her aunt dictated while orange peel sizzled in the pan and the radio played accordion waltzes. The page has gone soft from being opened so often, and a wooden spoon has rested across it so many times that it seems to know exactly where it belongs. There are splashes of Grand Marnier on the corner, and a pencilled note that simply says: more butter.
This small porcelain cookbook remembers that kind of kitchen. Give it to the friend who hosts every birthday supper, or to a newly married cook arranging a first shelf of pans and spices. Tucked between jars of dried herbs or propped beside a row of real, well-thumbed recipe books, it brings a little Sunday warmth to the room even on a busy Tuesday, and it quietly reminds everyone who passes that good food is mostly about who you share it with.
About this piece
- Shaped as a closed cookbook with a spoon resting across it
- Crafted by the Rochard workshop
- Measures 1.5 by 1 by 2 inches
- Hand-painted Limoges porcelain from France, so its brushwork is its own
- A cozy accent for an open kitchen shelf or a cookbook corner
A sweet thank-you for whoever first taught you to cook. Slip a handwritten recipe card into the gift wrap and it becomes a keepsake twice over.
