Postcard from last night
Starting to retreat indoors on cool fall evenings, with candlelight, oyster punch cards, and copious amounts of bread to soak up the quince-apple sauce from…
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Peanut butter and apple pie
While in the car earlier this week, I wondered: what if you were to make a peanut butter and apple pie? Two things I like…
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Apple and dried fruit strudel
A winter warmer and the ultimate comfort food, but also perfect on cool fall evenings, with a cup of tea while indulging a craving for…
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Leek and mustard gratin
I love gratins – bubbly, warming, and,more often than not, cheesy. What’s not to love? Here is one using leeks, our ingredient of the month….
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Postcard from last night
Saying a final, fond farewell to summer and dates at the patisserie, with glimpses of the cool, fall sunlight still requiring optimistic sunglasses. The last of…
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Fenouil, otherwise known as fennel
To round out my Provence travels – which now feel miles and miles away – here is a recipe for a Provencal fennel dish. My…
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Baked apples with rosemary and honey
The smells of autumn: damp leaves, crisp air, and baked apples. Or you could put baked apples first in that list, I am sure no…
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Pork roast with chestnut honey glaze
My cousin gave me this recipe months and months ago, but I had trouble locating inexpensive chestnut honey until I came to Russia and France….
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Leaving France
. . . is always hard. It’s like my spiritual culinary home. A place I go to get inspired, get caught by surprise, take a…
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Leek and celery leaf soup
I know we all like heartier and, often, heavier comfort foods as the weather gets colder. Still, soup can definitely be a comfort food without…
