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paris restaurants (new updates)I’ve been featuring some new and revisited favorite restaurants in Paris, writing them up in my newsletter . You can find a list of...
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Cherry CompoteI think I have something wrong with me. I seem to be afflicted with a particular malady that forces me to buy way too many summer fruits when...
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Coconut Chocolate Macaroon RecipeMany people tell me this is one of their favorite recipes from my cookbook, Ready For Dessert . In addition to these fantastic...
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Strawberry SpritzRecently I started reaching for my bottle of Vermouth Blanc more and more. I had opened it to make an El Presidente cocktail, but during an...
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Caramelized Peanut Coffee CakeWhenever I’m looking through a new cookbook, what never fails to make me bookmark a recipe is when I come across something that has...
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Far From the Tree: Apple-Pear CocktailThe other day I was thinking of cocktails that were fall and winter-friendly. Calvados (apple brandy) of course is always in season, but I...
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Cranberry ChutneyHave you ever gone away for a few weeks and found out that you’d left the freezer door ajar? Well, I did. And let me tell you, it...
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Coffee Caramel Panna CottaTwo of my favorite flavors come together right here, in this Coffee Caramel Panna Cotta, which offers up the rich flavor of caramel with a few...
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Bourbon-Ginger Pecan PieI wasn’t planning on beginning this post for a pie recipe with anything other than a story about how much I liked it, encouraging you to...
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Pasta BologneseDuring the current lockdown in Paris, you can still get most things at the supermarket. True, there’s less of a selection as some items...
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Salted Butter Chocolate SauceWhen it comes to baking and desserts, one doesn’t necessarily think of salt as a flavor. But more and more, I keep considering, and...
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Basil VinaigretteMy sauce for the summer is Basil Vinaigrette . Don’t get me wrong, I love pesto . But this basil-forward sauce has the punchy flavor...
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Summer Fruit Tart with Almond CreamThis is one of the simplest fruit tarts to make. Juicy fruits are embedded in a rich almond frangipane , making it easy to slice, and it...
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Summer Fruit GaletteBeing a baker, summer is my favorite time of year. Not only are peaches, nectarines, cherries and plums abundant at the market, but as the...
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Mixed Berry ShortcakesIt was definitely mercury in retrograde recently when I got a phone call at 8:20pm, while we were having dinner at home, from a restaurant...
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Strawberry Rhubarb TartThere’s a certain ease and simplicity to free-form tarts like this. Sometimes they’re called a crostata, sometimes a galette. You...
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How to buy an ice cream makerEverybody loves ice cream, and now more than ever, it’s easier to make ice cream, sorbet, and frozen yogurt at home. While people...
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Whole Lemon BarsI’ve been having my own little lemon festival ever since I got a Meyer lemon tree. Meyer lemons aren’t well-known in France (yet),...
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Sweet Lemon (bergamot or Meyer lemon) MarmaladeBergamots aren’t something one runs across every day in the supermarket, or even at greengrocers. But mid-winter, depending on where you...
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Galette des roisStarting in late December, pastry shops in Paris start jumping the gun, and windows and showcases begin filling up with Galettes des rois ,...
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Panettone Bread PuddingI’m somewhat of a grump about bread pudding. It’s not that I don’t like it, but to me, bread pudding is something you eat at...
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Panettone French ToastI’ve been pondering what, if anything, I should close out the year with. In the past, I’ve written down my thoughts here, which I...
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Chocolate Almond Buttercrunch ToffeeWhile Paris is always beautiful, when winter comes, the city gets rather cold and gray – called la grisaille . In fact, it’s so...
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip GranolaWe all want granola to be healthy. And some granolas are so sweet they could easily qualify as candy. But since I tend to spend the better...
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Chocolate Pecan Slab PiePecans are the great American nut and at no time of the year are they more in demand than around the holidays. There are a lot of different...
