About Me

About One Whole Clove

Name: Sarah Louise

Residence: Quebec, Canada

If I have been asked to describe myself in five words or less, I say cinnamon, anise, basil, pumpkin and cloves. I started One Whole Clove to share my life in food in my own kitchen and around the province in which I live, Quebec.

One Whole Clove represents two ingredients. Eugenia caryophyllus, are the unripened buds of a tropical tree. Cloves, or in French, clou de girofle, are used in both sweet and savory dishes. It’s an important pinch in vindaloo just as it makes a gingerbread man spicy.
A clove can also be one of ten in a head or bulb of garlic. Garlic is a staple in every kitchen. It can pair well with a sweet onion but is most commonly reserved for the savory.

I’ll admit, I am an amateur at best, never classically trained in the fine art of cookery. Yet food is all around me and what I am. I love its complexity as much as it’s simplicity. Though, I prefer to admire foods in their whole, fresh and original form, curiosity and experimentation are what it’s all about.
There is always something to learn when cooking, an ambitious effort turned disaster to the success of a dish, the trials and tribulations, it’s all right here.

I have lived 120 miles southwest of Montreal, in a small town in la belle province my whole life. This is not to say I don’t love to explore other places and I do.