Braised Artichokes with White Wine & Lemon Small purple artichokes.... These little beauties are in the markets now here in the south of France but I know that the majority of my friends have no idea how to [...]
This is one of my all-time favorite recipes. Good food evokes fond memories... During the 1970s my parents fled New York and bought a postcard-perfect farmhouse in Vermont. We had our own pond, a river ran through our garden, our [...]
My girls and I just got back from a few days of skiing in Italy. Every day I am grateful for where we live. During a February weekend on the Cote d'Azur you can spend Saturday sipping a glass of [...]
January is like a rebound relationship. You break up with December. It was fun while it lasted - way too much fun to be any good for you. You're sad it's over but also a bit relieved. That kind of [...]
A friend of mine asked me for this recipe a couple of months ago but I never got around to sharing it. Last week I prepared it for my clients as part of the Ketotarian cleanse but my friend [...]
Here in the south of France we are a bit behind the US when it comes to fad diets. In fact, we are a bit behind the US when it comes to most trends. It's only when I visit Vermont [...]
spiced butternut squash soup It is officially Turkey month in the US. I live in the south of France so my love for all that gobbles is slightly lost on my neighbors and friends. The fourth Thursday of [...]
I have my lovely au pair to thank for my posting this recipe. Like me, Dajana loves spending her free time in the kitchen and scrolling through the internet in search of new recipes. Recently, she came across a carrot [...]
I'm back!!!! It has been way too long since I last posted a recipe. WAY. TOO. LONG. I apologize, sincerely. I have a bottle of tonic water to blame. August was an amazing month spent with my family in [...]
I write this post with one very dear friend in mind. She is a friend with whom I lived and worked for 5 years and I miss her terribly. This friend, whom we will call Olga for the purpose of [...]
