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Cerise Chérie is a kitchen diary. Within its pages you'll find notes on French and Italian cooking, effortless recipes, wine reviews, secrets shared around the dinner table and, of course, an intriguing foray into bespoke cocktails. Welcome and enjoy!

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Recently there’s been a little confusion about who takes my photos, so I thought a little introduction/explanation was in order. (I’ve never done one of these!) I’m the writer & photographer behind the blog, Cerise Chérie. My “day job” is as a librarian in a public library. It’s my dream job - the wonderful patrons, the fascinating books, the peaceful quiet that’s a refuge for so many. I’m very lucky to work in such a place! During my off hours I cook things, take photos, concoct cocktails, write wine tasting notes & share it all on the blog. I don’t have an “Instagram husband” or a hired photographer to batch shoot once a month. My photos are taken in my kitchen by a large window at the same table where we eat dinner every single evening. The photos of myself are taken with my Nikon D5100 on a tripod with a remote shutter (Amazon Basics) set on a two second delay. I build the shadows and vignettes into each photo using black foam boards (from the dollar store) and our dark damask curtains to isolate the sunlight, which, btw, gets its magical quality by being defused through layers of 100% cotton sheers. I don’t generally plan or stage anything, I only shoot when the mood, the moment and the light feel right - hence my recent absence here on IG. I’ve been dealing with a lot of social media burnout these days and neither the mood nor the moment feel quite right anymore. Can you relate? In any case, thanks for connecting with me here and supporting my work! I appreciate every single one of you more than I can say! ❤️

Almost apple season 🍏

Weekend trip to Lake Isabel with a quick visit to the infamous Bishop Castle. The castle is so large but so well hidden amongst the trees you don’t even know it’s there until its dragon head spires suddenly rise before you. With two tall mountain ridges on either side, is hard to get the whole thing in one photo.

Summer’s little pleasures 🌸 My mom called this morning and said, “I hope you’re taking a mental health day today.” I am. I spent the day tidying up the house and working my way through a stack of library books. Two of my favourite flowers are blooming out in the cutting garden : cosmos & lavender. It kind of feels like we’re saying goodbye to summer this weekend. If that’s so, I can’t think of a more charming Rosé with which to send her off. This Rosato Veneto is light and delicate with floral notes and hints of strawberry. I think I’ll buy a few more bottles before we officially bid summer Adieu.

The pumpkin patch - or rather, jungle - is always a little magical. I planted our pumpkins early this year with the hope they would be ready to harvest before the squirrels got the autumn munchies. So far so good! #inmygarden #pumpkinpatch #pumpkinseason #almostautumn #gardentotable #homegrown

I haven’t baked anything for months, this heatwave stretches on and on. But last weekend I got up early to bake a pie, and I realized how much I’m looking forward to the cooler fall weather and baking with apples and cinnamon and pumpkins. While I’d never be too rash to wish away summer, fall waits on the horizon, nearly here, like a gift, wrapped and ready for the party to start.

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