I’ve often heard that the difference between French food and Italian food is the mindset: the French seek to make something incredible out of what seems like nothing. A croissant is just…
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I’m sorry that I’m going to have to cop out today, but I just started not one, but TWO new blogs, and the whole formatting and setting up thing is taking up…
Tuna… Again
This post has been hanging around on my computer for awhile, and I was getting awfully tired of seeing my last post, so I decided to come by and give you all…
Coconut Bread… Ooh, Look! Artsy Pictures…
I got Bill Granger’s coconut bread recipe care of Luisa at the Wednesday Chef, and I have to say, it’s incredible. I’ve had these photos lying around for a really long time……
The Danger of Using Hyperbole: The Best Soup Ever
I once got in trouble for using hyperbole with the Canadian. It’s a long story that ends with me going from two cheese graters to none and my mother sending us an…
It’s the Simple Things…
Especially as the weather starts to get warmer, I find myself fantasizing, not about towering baked goods or complicated, long-cooking stews with tons of ingredients, but about the simple things in life….
Beet-Potato Soup with Roquefort
Dear Reader, I’m sorry for abandoning you. I have no excuse. I could cite the fact that the Canadian has left, once again, this time for Cannes, which has left me with…
The Incredible Edible Egg
I haven’t always been as big a fan of eggs as I am now. I remember being forced to eat scrambled eggs as a child and hating them. I liked hard-boiled eggs,…
Potato au Gratin with Chanterelles
I don’t know what possesses me to try new potato gratin recipes. I have a perfectly good recipe that I adore, and now every time I try a new one, I get…
Tacos à la Parisienne
Me with two margaritas for the price of one. Olé! When I actually lived in the States, I never craved American food. Ever. My favorite food was Italian, which, as a New…