{postcard from France..} happy days with baguettes
When you get the perfect baguette everything is right with the world. Baguette means stick or wand in French and it can, indeed, perform magic. I…
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Artichoke and goat cheese salad {artichauts au chèvre chaud}
Hope – particularly, for spring itself – springs eternal. I can sense it in the cool air, the tight flower buds, and the verdant watercress….
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Onions, roasted and stuffed
To me, dishes like these stuffed onions is what simple, classic Provençal cooking is all about. They are deliciously satisfying, visually stunning, and you can…
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Vanilla-almond riz au lait
Speaking of nostalgic desserts, riz au lait (a kind of rice pudding) is a French classic that I also love to have for breakfast. I…
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Banana butterscotch pudding for the masses
You know when you have some favorite dishes that you don’t tend to make yourself at home, whether because they seem too time-consuming or because…
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Sugar & spice {special Valentine’s treats..}
I’ve spent the last week covered in caramel and licking chocolate off of spoons. Not a bad place to be, that. Of course, there are…
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Sunday routines {this week on s&h…}
Happy, happy weekend to all of you ~ My Sunday back at home has been sufficiently busy, playing catch up on work, apartment searching, and…
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{a postcard from London..}
It was a mini-hurricane of a trip, all people to see and places to go, before heading to Paris. Never enough time to catch up…
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Shiso, pomegranate & blood orange
I’m writing to you from London {well, virtually.. I made this right before I left!} with a winter citrus report. Loving these crisp, clean flavors…
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Espelette spiced red lentil and carrot soup
There are really no excuses not to cook this time of year – in fact, it’s one of the best opportunities for cozy, indoor quality…
