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a long-form, once-a-month, adjacently food-related musing (with recipe) from an American immigrated to France who also happens to run a recipe-free cooking school

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About Makenna Held

decidedly not anti-recipe, just think we can teach cooking in better ways.

writer of: recipes, plays, books, things. see also: recipe-free cooking teacher. business nerd.

๐Ÿ“Grasse, France | La Pitchoune (Julia Childโ€™s French home)

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