B is headed to Las Vegas this week to keep his Dad company, so since he’ll be away from home, I decided to make this weekend’s meals memorable. That old…
Several images are from a dinner in December at Benu. A few are from recent meals at Monsieur Benjamin and Mama Ji’s. The rest are scenes from our kitchen. As usual, click a…
Clicking on the tiles in the mosaic will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs. Enjoy the pix.
If there’s a dish that really epitomizes the height of summer, it’s ratatouille. Wikipedia tells us that it’s a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice, and that…
A few months ago, I bought “My Paris Kitchen“. It was roughly around this time that I decided to change my habit of rarely cooking directly from cookbooks to more…
One of the signs that spring is really here is when I see French breakfast radishes at our farmers’ markets. Originally introduced as a heirloom radish in the late 19th…
I am REALLY picky when it comes to cookbooks. I rarely cook directly from them. I use them mostly as points of reference or as inspiration. That being said, I…
Truffles are little morsels of pure, unadulterated love. Their flavors are intense, with a pungent scent that’s like nothing that’s ever been described. To me, they smell like a handful…
