In Our Grandmothers' Kitchens https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com Cooking, Singing, and Sharing in New England and Beyond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:18:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 7359864 Memories of Mousse https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?p=13351 https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?p=13351#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:15:56 +0000 https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?p=13351 With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I am thinking of chocolate .. and specifically  of my mother’s recipe for Chocolate Mousse. “Mousse” means “frothy” or “foamy,” apt words for this airy dessert. Many sources credit the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with inventing it. Alas, according to “Food Republic,” recipes for Chocolate Mousse were published long […]

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]]> https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?feed=rss2&p=13351 1 13351 Soup Month: French Onion Soup https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?p=13342 https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?p=13342#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:11:56 +0000 https://ourgrandmotherskitchens.com/?p=13342 January is National Soup Month. This January has been a doozy weatherwise, and I have indulged in a lot of warm soup. One of my favorite soups at this time of year (or any time of year, really, but it is hardy so January is ideal for it) is my mother’s French Onion Soup. She […]

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