Céline is the founder of the sublime Motherlygrey online shop.
She devotes her energy to unearthing creations that are true favorites, irresistibly iconic basics. Mom to 4-and-a-half-year-old Gabrielle.
Your Proustian madeleine?
My great-grandmother Angèle's "homemade" puff pastry sugar tart and eggs.
Your favorite family (besides yours and ours)?
The Huxtable family from The Cosby Show.
Where do you have lunch as a family?
In Paris at Montalembert, in London at Chiltern Firehouse, and in Lille at Coke.
What does a family snack time look like at your place?
Orange blossom madeleines, an all-chocolate "heart" cake (a must-have for Gabrielle), hot chocolate, tea, amid a joyful hubbub with all the little cousins ☺ !
A real treat of an activity with her?
Maintaining or creating her own little vegetable patch: herbs, cherry tomatoes, ...
A recipe you can whip up in no time?
Tapioca, delightfully nostalgic! Bring the milk to a boil, flavored with a vanilla pod. Pour the tapioca in like rain, cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 10 minutes. Add an egg yolk, mix again, and add vanilla sugar.
How does she get away with it?
Often... her sparkling eyes, her dimples appearing, an Eskimo kiss, and she gets whatever she wants from me.
She makes a big fuss when...?
Sunday cake isn't ready for snack time!
A favorite product from "À la Mère de Famille"?
Chocolate-covered marshmallows.
A gift for "À la Mère de Famille" for her 256th birthday?
A photo album bringing together all the generations of food lovers.
As Annie Cordy said, "Cho Kakao, if I give you chocolate, what will you give me?"
Kisses ☺
