When I was about fourteen years old, my mother got season tickets to the opera for my parents, my sister and me. We would get dressed up one Thursday a month, and…
Author: emiglia
Christmas Cookie Orders
I’ve always loved to bake for other people. I had this dream of baking huge batches of things and selling them to people or contributing them to bake sales. I love to…
Mont d’Or
I had read about Mont d’Or somewhere on the web, so when I found the prepackaged cheese-as-a-meal at my local grocery store, I had a vague idea of what it was. It…
Chocolate Intensity Muffins
I know… I know… another muffin recipe. I swear, tomorrow I’ll post some normal food. But these muffins are incredible. Grab the recipe (and the reason I felt the need to post…
Mixed Berry and Olive Oil Cornmeal Muffins
I usually don’t do this. I know it’s silly to post two muffin recipes in a row… especially when I have a host of other things just waiting to be posted. It…
INCREDIBLE Blueberry Muffins
I am often bothered by people who type in all caps, as I’m sure many of you are. But these muffins warrant it. I swear. Blueberry muffins are my favorite kind of…
Thanksgiving
I know, I know… my Thanksgiving post is late. But to be fair, my Thanksgiving was late: I had it on Friday. It was tons of fun… and unlike last year, it…
Lentil and Chestnut Soup
I don’t think I’ve told you yet, but I’ve recently started writing restaurant reviews every other month at I Prefer Paris, a blog from another ex-New Yorker turned Parisian. This month, Richard,…
Squash and Apple Purée
When I was 16, I read an article by Michael Pollan in the New York Times magazine about the mistreatment of steers on American farms, and just like that, I became a…
Pasta with Squash and Flageolets
I am completely obsessed with Hokkaido squash now, also known in France as potimarron. I used to have an issue with pumpkin in savory dishes, and maybe I still do, but when…