They took their seats. The table was set with the "good" Limoges porcelain and crystal that only saw the light of day once a year. The meal was a marathon, not a sprint. It began with huîtres (oysters) on ice, which Lucas swallowed with a grimace and a shudder, washing them down with a sip of sparkling crémant (the local champagne).
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Clara squeezed her eyes shut, remembering the one time she had shouted at her brother over the galette des rois in January. She hoped her behavior over the last year had balanced the scales. They took their seats
Ingredients: sponge cake, chocolate ganache, buttercream, cocoa powder. Steps (short): Bake thin sponge, spread ganache, roll tightly, frost with buttercream, texture to look like bark, dust with cocoa, chill. It began with huîtres (oysters) on ice, which