Do you spit or swallow
our recipes?

This is a joint account for The Débutante and La petite mort, to test and try out our recipes.

If G-d had intended us to follow recipes,
He wouldn't have given us grandmothers.
Linda Henley

To educate the palate is to educate the soul.
Jewish proverb

We value your feedback, feel free to tell us what worked and what did not and if you liked our recipes! If you'd prefer to offer your constructive criticism via a medium that's a little more forgiving than /msg, we can be reached at ginsoaked (at) rocketmail (dot) com.

A quick note on our terminology and measurements. La petite mort is Australian. The Débutante is British. Consequently, you will find us referring to foods and cookery terms as we feel comfortable. (For example, DEB prefers aubergine to eggplant, and courgette to zucchini.) However, we do make the effort to link to alternative names and to explanations. Cups aren't used in British cookery and Australian cups are different from American cups, so as a general rule, they are not a part of our recipe-writing vocabulary. What you will have, though, are recipes with metric measurements and their imperial equivalents. If something isn't clear, or if you aren't sure what we mean, please: ask us.