I have been in need of comfort lately. Much more than usual, the events in Connecticut and the ensuing discussions throughout the US have shaken me to the bones. I long for comfort food, family dinners in pretty decorated dining rooms, some chatter with my husband and child and a sense of normality in such ...

I feel a particular affinity to Julia Child. I believe it has grown out of several roots: being French and American, having learned all about French Food at my Grandmaman’s knee both in my childhood summers and twice living with her outside of Paris for a year in the 1960’s, loving to cook and discover ...

Spring is slow in coming here this year. As if it isn’t sure if we are ready. Ready for rebirth, ready for lushness, ready for the new chances and opportunities that spring brings to nature. And symbolically to us. Are we prepared to accept the challenge? Are we ready to enjoy and revel in the ...

Our last few weeks have been filled with great travel destinations and exciting encounters with “old” and new friends. For a culinary point of view it has been a challenge both to our dieting goals and at times to our taste buds. Our first weekend back home in many weeks held so many chores but ...