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 ...

Minced Lamb “Köfte” with Eggplant/Aubergine on a Skewer Oven-baked Sweet and White Potatoes Chunks Fall Beet, Apple, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad Köfte is a kebab variation which is popular in Turkey and Iran but also can be found in Macedonian, Armenian, and Romanian cuisine. In good Turkish restaurants in Germany you can find it ...

Corn, Red Bell Pepper and Avocado Fiesta Salad When I was little, ears of corn were very cheap and very available in New England where I grew up. You could buy locally grown corn at road stands in the late summer and fall or at the grocery store selecting it from great wooden bins. There ...

Since summer in Europe has been very temperamental this year, I find myself automatically combining summer dishes with other more fall or wintery ones. After a lovely walk at sunset, albeit between rain clouds, the air begins to chill with the arrival of the evening and it’s time to go indoors to some snazzy but ...