What is so great about artichokes? They take almost as long to eat as they do to cook and there is barely anything edible on..
I know that I am behind the times; I just watched Julie and Julia for the first time this week. The Oscar nods have already..
Would you believe me if I told you that mayonnaise is yellow (not white), doesn't have any cream, and only takes five minutes to make?..
Provençal cuisine, or anything from Provence really, carries a halo of languid bliss. Surprisingly, the food is pretty simple when you get right down to..
Summer has arrived early this year. Most major meteorological news has been focused on the impacts of natural disasters (Icelandic volcano) or unnatural ones (Gulf..
Mushrooms sautéed in champagne, fish in papillote, souffles - this kind of fancy French food is not usually my style. But few years back, I..
By 'intimate' I do not mean sushi served with a human body as a plate. I don't know about your house, but my intimate dinners..
Leek. Kind of an ugly word, I have to say. And one of those vegetables that not all have heard of and even fewer know..
It never ceases to amaze me how so few ingredients can lead to such a flavorful finished product. Like French leek and potato soup, this..