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Jamie Schler

@lifesafeast.bsky.social

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Writer immersed in French culinary history. American in France. Cookbook author. Hotel owner. Jam maker. “Appetite comes with eating.” - Rabelais #endALS portfolio: https://bento.me/jamieschler https://jamieschler.substack.com

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 5h

It's the beautiful beginning of apple season so I'm here to share a few of my traditional French apple recipes and the interesting stories behind them.

Starting with the history of the apple in France and recipes for 2 excellent apple cakes!

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2 French Apple Cakes

Not so forbidden fruit

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 49m

It can begin with the children? And the children shackled and dragged away to detention by the Trump ICE gestapo? The children who see their innocent parents dragged away by Trump’s ICE Gestapo? The children losing healthcare and food assistance? Eh FLOTUS?

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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 15d

"Dreams can come true if you work really hard."

That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.

Free the Merlos family.
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After ICE arrests parents, Portland business owner takes in 4 kids - Portland Business Journal

Portland business owners Mimi Lettunich and Jackie Merlos have been friends for 20 years. With Merlos now in ICE custody, Lettunich is championing her case.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 1h

Omg 😳

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, what I thought - it was Parmentier himself. I wrote about it in that post.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

I remember reading this story. Didn’t I write about it? Now I have to go look.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

You are lucky to have her for a Senator!

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

I'm always surprised at how delicious the simplest recipes are!

Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

I would not use granny smith apples. Just use a really flavorful apple that gets meltingly soft yet holds it shape. A good pie apple, I think.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

She did?? I'm excited to hear this! Was it like this one?

Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you. I really admire and respect you for everything you've been doing to talk to us, the people, since the beginning of the Trump Horror Show. Thank you.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

Okay, now I'm tired. I've done my work for the day, right?

Love you all.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

Ooooh I love hearing this! Your flour must be like French flour!

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

And Henri-Paul Pellaprat's easy yet superb Orange Mousseline Cake from his 1937 cookbook Cuisine Végétarienne.

And here I talk about potato starch and Mr. Parmentier.

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Pellaprat's Orange Mousseline Cake

Part 2: a foodstuff for an elegant life

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

And for my friend @darthbluesky.bsky.social who LOVES potatoes. I've got two for you, darling. And they are both excellent recipes!

Plus, added bonus - a bit of potato history!

I love this pâté de pomme de terre - potato tart or tourte

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Pâté de Pomme de Terre - Potato Tart

Part 1: the apostle of the potato

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

Oh all of my recipes are good! And easy to make. Let me know if you make any of them!

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

More apple recipes are coming soon. And check out my Substack for the best in authentic and traditional French recipes - all easy enough to prepare at home any day of the week.

Please share, subscribe, and mostly enjoy.

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Life's a Feast by Jamie Schler | Substack

Life's a Feast with Jamie Schler. Click to read Life's a Feast by Jamie Schler, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 4h

Ahhhh this absolutely stunning dessert, riz au lait topped with pommes meringuées... a classic treat to serve warm.

Meringue-Topped Rice Pudding with Apples

What happens when homey rice pudding is, well, all sexed up.

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Riz au lait goes upmarket

Part 2: the fancy stuff

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 5h

Here is one of my very own personal favorite recipes, a sweet apple omelette, from a recipe from La Varenne's 1653 cookbook La Pastissier François.

I so love this simple yet surprisingly delicious omelette aux pommes.

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Omelette aux Pommes - Apple Omelette

Symphonie of Eggs

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 5h

So very beautiful, the chausson aux pommes.

You've all seen these gorgeous apple turnovers in flakey puff pastry in every french boulangerie. Now make your own.

And find out where it got its funny little name.

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Chaussons aux Pommes

An apple a day the French pastry way…

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 5h

Next is one of my most popular recipes, the flognarde - the little sister of the clafoutis - apples or pears replacing the cherries.

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