A little about me —
Living life &
loving it.
I’m Peri. I live in France now, which means I spend an unreasonable amount of time eating baguettes and brie and pretending the rain is simply part of the charm. I’ve made peace with the weather and developed a perfectly sensible fondness for a good glass of wine.
I write about the things I love: cooking experiments that occasionally go sideways, stories that make me laugh long after they’re over, some that can still bring a tear to my eye and the rare but memorable moments when life brushes up against the paranormal. It’s all part of the adventure I seem to have wandered into.
The kitchen is my happy place
I’ve been cooking and experimenting for as long as I can remember. Some experiments turn out brilliantly — like the lavender‑vanilla infused vodka that somehow became a house legend. Others fade into merciful obscurity — sea foam candy, ugh. But the kitchen is where I return to myself, again and again. It’s where the day settles, where ideas spark, where I feel most at home. All my recipes live over at Peri's Place for Recipes.
I believe in a good story
This blog began simply because it felt like the thing to do. That was more than 12 years ago, in a world that feels far away now. And maybe, just maybe, I can catch that thread of writing life down and hold it a little tighter this time. Life is full of stories worth telling, and I think I’ve gathered a few along the way.
France
We haven’t been in France long enough to call it home yet, though the light here tries its best to convince me. I don’t know what the future holds. Wolf — my husband, newly retired from the coffee company named after a whale — and I are leaning into this season with good food, good friends, and the occasional adventure. I have a feeling it’s going to be something wonderful. Wolf keeps his own corner of the internet over at wolfmoritz.com.