The Monday Digest, April 2024
What happened last month on the newsletter, what’s to come and links to articles I enjoyed
This is the extra newsletter you get every first Monday of the month to sum up what I published the previous month and to tell you what you can expect on this one.
As a reminder, here’s what you will find on My Cup of Tea:
The Monday Digest: The first Monday of every month you’ll get a summary of what I sent out the previous month, a sneak peak of what you’ll get the current month and latest food news, personal notes, etc.
Every Thursday: a new newsletter on the following topics (a different one each week): 1 recipe, 1 educational blog on food photography, 1 in-depth essay about the history and uses of a dish or ingredient, 1 travel guide/chronicle/interview.
March’s summary
Below are the 4 posts I shared last month. From a perfect weeknight recipe, through the tips that will make your photos better, and the historical essay about a beloved ingredient of New England to an inspiring story of a woman that changed career path to serve the hormonal needs of other women. For more, see the video I created of how maple syrup it’s produced in a local farm here.
What’s to come this April
Thursday the 4th: This month’s recipe is quick, easy and perfect to celebrate springtime (I also share the most important tip to apply when cooking pasta!): Creamy pasta with peas and prosciutto.
Thursday the 11th: The photography post will show how you can decorate your house better by following simple composition rules that also apply to food photography: What learning about photography taught me of interior design.
Thursday the 18th: This month’s historical article will be about Massachusetts official dessert!: Boston Cream Pie.
Thursday the 25th: The last article I’ll share on April will be an essay. I will talk about a topic I have reflected on for years while moving countries and experiencing different cuisines: The meaning of comfort food as an expat.
Food News
The Guardian view on famine in Gaza: a human-made catastrophe - The Guardian
Voices of Palestinian Farmers - Whetstone Audio Dispatch
Will brie and Camembert cheeses go extinct? Here’s what scientists say. - The Boston Globe
What everyone gets wrong about picky eaters by Betsy Andrews - Saveur
What is American cheese anyway? - Serious Eats
How to Order Like an Eater Staffer - Eater
More French Food? Oui, Chef. - Eater
No, You don’t need to “Decant” your groceries - Eater
Issue 8: Baroque - About magazine
Substacks I loved
(From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy)"Eating disorders are for white girls.” -
(Culture Study)Pausing for Menopause and Midlife Changes -
Nguyen (Pass the Fish sauce)MAD Digest: The Robots Are Coming - MAD Digest
Finding new life for cacao byproducts -
(New Worlder)North American Regional Flour Millers -
(Worldloaf)Personal Notes
As I am writing this I am in front of the Mediterranean sea, in Spain. I have been here for a week visiting family and friends, although most of them are away because I didn’t realize it was the Easter week when I bought my ticket…
In a few hours I will fly to the South of France, where Ross will join me from Boston to spend some days with my dear friend Luz. I am really looking forward to it.
I have never been a nationalist, but being in front of the Mediterranean sea makes me feel belonging. I have felt the same in Sicily, Crete and Tunisia. It’s the shared spirit of the Mare Nostrum. Our sea.
I hope I can bring you new stories from this part of the world in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
