Margaux Vialleron 

@theonionpapers
coincidence dweller; writing, looking, researching in kitchens. author of Breaststrokes: a novel (May 2024), The Yellow Kitchen: a novel (2022), short stories and The Onion Papers newsletter.

What would you cook for your younger self? Delighted to have been asked by Margaux to contribute to this special edition of The Onion Papers to celebrate the paperback publication of her novel ‘Breaststrokes’.

what would you cook for your younger self?

So lovely to be included in

’s collection of writers responding to this dream prompt: What would you cook for your younger self?

honoured to have been invited by Margaux to write about what i would cook for my younger self, along with some of the most wonderful writers! this is to celebrate the paperback release of her stunning novel Breaststrokes today. i wrote about cooking a chaya and ginger dish i learned to make while working in Belize for my 10-year old self, who was not familiar with vegetables!

what would you cook for your younger self?

I’m so delighted to be part of this compilation of short writings on what to cook for a younger version of yourself, among so many writers whose words I look to. I wrote about my lofty expectations versus my everyday realities of après-ski meals.

P.S. order Margaux’s book Breaststrokes, out in paperback today!

what would you cook for your younger self?

So delighted to contribute to this Potluck party of words and recipe ideas from other writers and artists to mark

’s paperback launch of Breaststrokes!

what would you cook for your younger self?

some good news! a new book by

!!

Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes - coming April 2025

thrilled to have written a piece about epistolary friendships and tortellini for this beautiful zine, edited by

and soon to be delivered to your doorstep 💌

I’ve seen a lot of people on here saying they’d love to be able to read a print publication full of Substackers’ words and art. So… I made one!!!

Introducing Notes On: Love in the Time of Heartache — a print publication exploring love in all its messy, beautiful, and unexpected forms.
Featuring essays, poetry, recipes, and love letters —…

I’ve seen a lot of people on here saying they’d love to be able to read a print publication full of Substackers’ words and art. So… I made one!!!

Introducing Notes On: Love in the Time of Heartache — a print publication exploring love in all its messy, beautiful, and unexpected forms.
Featuring essays, poetry, recipes, and love letters —…