The Egg

The Egg

by | May 17, 2016 | Breakfast, Olive Oil, Recipe

Inspiration struck and I had a hit. It was a simple idea. Create an egg dish for Mother’s Day that would say “I love you” and taste great too. Here’s what I came up with. Shallots and mushrooms chopped fine and sauteed in olive oil with a pinch of salt until very...
Turkish Eggplant Kabobs

Turkish Eggplant Kabobs

by | Sep 16, 2020 | Main Dishes

Now starring…drumroll, please. The lovely eggplant: cloaked in a deepest jewel-tone purple, satiny, with unblemished skin, sleek in figure adorned by an evergreen crown cap. She is royalty and commands a striking presence in my garden. I’d almost rather leave...
In Love With Chocolate

In Love With Chocolate

by | Feb 5, 2020 | Desserts, Italy

  To me, chocolate represents everything good in life. It has helped me through my darkest hours, given me clarity when I am indecisive, and won hearts when it counts. That is why I cannot imagine Valentine’s Day without chocolate. Whether you are wooing a...
Almondines—Reviving One of My Classics

Almondines—Reviving One of My Classics

by | Oct 24, 2018 | Breakfast, Desserts

While cleaning out an upper cupboard in my closet last week, I discovered a forgotten box. A treasure full of old recipes I had created when I taught cooking classes, as well as letters and postcards I’d sent my parents from La Varenne in Paris, France. It was like...