I have been a very bad blogger. I apologize. Profusely. I don’t know why I do this… the second something starts to happen in my life, I drop everything, blog included. You…
Category: Recipes
News and Polenta
For the past six months, I have had the pleasure of contributing one post a week to Accidental Hedonist. This blog is much better known than my ickle baby blog, and so…
Sweet Potatoes with Gouda
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods, but over in France, they’re just not that popular. Whenever I go to buy them, the greengrocer sort of laughs at me. When I…
What is it about food and memories?
When I first came to France, I was fourteen years old. A few nights before I was set to leave, my mother made a reservation at a New York restaurant called Artisanal,…
Mulled Wine
I don’t usually write about my other blog, Travelday, on here: I know that travels and food tend to cross a lot, but I try to keep my posts on the two…
Maple-Soy Glazed Salmon
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Fluffernutter Cookies
Sorry I don’t have pictures of this genius idea, but they were Alex’s Christmas present, and they were devoured pretty quickly. I had made peanut butter sandwich cookies with Nutella a few…
Tagliatelle with Squash Sauce and Bacon
I define myself by what I do: I’m a writer. So when I suddenly find myself uninspired, unable to come up with any words or anything worthwhile to say… needless to say,…
Lentil and Cumin Salad with Apples
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…
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…