On June 29th 1880 the French senate passed the law to declare the 14th of July a national holiday to commemorate French Independence Day called Bastille Day. It was named as such because it celebrates the storming of the Bastille, the famous prison, in 1789 during the French Revolution. The taking of the prison marked ...

It never ceases to amaze me that my son Jasper, 13 years old loves to eat just about everything including snails. He recently fulfilled one of his biggest wishes by joining an archery club and I made this soup with his help to celebrate. Its elegant fragrance and flavor remind you of the woods and ...