It’s not as chilly in the Northeast today, but it still cools off by evening, especially since it’s getting darker earlier and earlier. And that means it’s great weather for cooking all the fall dishes you’ve missed! Since I got a new Le Creuset round braiser as a wedding gift, coq au vin seemed like the…
While I can’t say that I was born with a wooden spoon in my hand, I definitely had a passion for cooking and food from an early age. That’s thanks mainly to my mother and a few aunts who were/are wonderful cooks. But when I studied abroad in Venice as a junior in college (back…
Beaches, BBQs and booze. That’s the typical agenda for celebrating our nation’s holiday over this long weekend. But in all the hype, we often overlook that – for various reasons – not everyone gets to down several hot dogs and bottles of beer. This year my ability to eat and drink has been slightly curtailed.…
This was originally posted in 2012, which would turn out to be my last Christmas with my mother. Although we usually had some sort of seafood when I was growing up, we’d been trying to do the Feast of the Seven Fishes over the last several years. For this occasion, I took care of all…
Having a glass of wine in France is like having water in the US (unless you’re in California). In fact, you’ll rarely be offered water when dining in Paris. On this Bastille Day, I thought it was fitting to finally finish my last post on Paris and write about the French tradition of wine consumption,…
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