The best way to ensure you have all the herbs you need is to shop your farmer's market now. Here is a list of great herbs and some...

After spending time making a great meal, I find it anticlimactic to sit at a table that isn’t as special as the food you just made. It...

As the warm days of summer are upon us, I find myself longing for the pleasures of meals eaten en plein air (outdoors). Especially the...

Recently, it occurred to me that I should probably start printing my past blog posts. Keeping them only on the internet and on my...

July 4th, America’s birthday, is always a celebration that lights up the sky. In New York, there are many celebrations as I assume there...

Sometimes you have the opportunity to discover a new world; that’s what happened to me when I went to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. It was...

For weeks Mark has been saying he wants eggs benedict. For some reason, and I’m not sure why, we couldn’t find a restaurant that offered...

It’s Father’s Day this Sunday. Are you going to celebrate? I think the best way to make Mark happy is to hand him the newspaper and ask...

I’ve always read and been told, by people in the know, that risotto has to be eaten right after you make it; otherwise, it will lose the...

I taught a real-time focaccia and risotto class. It seemed a little odd to combine two techniques in one class, but I needed to fill the...

Are you a fan of focaccia; the soft, chewy bread that is traditionally infused with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and salt? How about...

When I finished writing, but before Le Kitchen Cookbook: a Workbook was published, I asked my husband, Mark, to read it from cover to...

Since I followed my own advice, Easter dinner is pre-cooked. What are we eating, you ask? Asparagus soup is the first course, then we...