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| Photo from Sunday Roasts by Susie Cushner |
The kitchen in the Paris apartment we rent is tiny
without much counter space, but it does have a 4-burner gas cook top, a
dishwasher, and a garbage disposal (a rarity here).
The oven is my real challenge. It measures only
about 18 inches wide by 14 high and is not deep. Try roasting in it. There are
no temperature settings, just numbers with French names accompanying the
figures--5 is for “cake,” 6 and 7 are marked “white meat, veal, and soufflés,”
while 8 says “flans,” and 9 indicates “red meat.” Go figure!
Over the decade that we have been staying in this
Left Bank place, I’ve learned how to turn out successes from this “ovenette.”
