Thankful for Kitchens Past and Present
As I was tooling around in my beloved Charleston kitchen the other day preparing tarts and cranberry apple chutney for one of my best friend’s Thanksgiving feast, I couldn’t help reflecting in general...
View ArticleTaking Stock and Making Some, Too.
A series of conflicting emotions and thoughts have been running through my head this week. They include: joy, gratitude, panic, exhaustion, elation and the constant, silent internal scream of “help!”...
View ArticleCottage at The Crossroads Reviews The French Cook: Sauces
Special thanks to Jane Windham at cottageatthecrossroads.com for her cookbook review blog of The French Cook: Sauces. She tested and was especially happy with the roasted asparagus with an orange and...
View ArticleA Conversation with Pierre Wolfe about The French Cook: Sauces
I was delighted to join culinary radio veteran and utter gentleman Pierre Wolfe a few weeks ago to talk about France, cooking, Julia Child and The French Cook: Sauces He loves France as much as I do!...
View ArticleTalking French Sauces with Your Day
The wonderful radio host and personality, Donna London, recently spoke with me about my most recent book release, The French Cook: Sauces . We cover a lot of ground on myriad cooking topics and...
View ArticleThe Thick of Warming Soup Season
The brutal winter weather of the past few weeks has left me with a near constant craving for soups and also long-braised stews. Combine this with the near constant recipe testing for my next cookbook,...
View ArticleBasking Basquaise
Reflections and a Recipe: Feisty Chicken Drumstick Piperade Some years ago, I was blessed enough not only to own a small home in a tiny village in southwestern France, I was doubly blessed to have the...
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