Aug
01
2013
I’m on a mission to try new things. You know that feeling you get when you’ve been recycling the same 10 or 15 recipes for a little too long, and you just get tired of eating the same ol’, same ol’ (even though it may be quite good)? That is precisely what hit me recently. [...]
Jul
28
2013
“This is why we don’t go out to eat very often: what you make at home is so good, restaurant food ends up being disappointing.” I’m not sure any other food critic would have been this kind, but my 17-year old daughter certainly had a way of letting me know she enjoyed her lunch; I’ll [...]
Dec
31
2012
Today being the day of the other réveillon (New Year’s), I thought I would give a quick report on the Christmas banquet (twenty-one of us at the table). It was a wonderful night of family, friends, food and festive drinks. My adorable four year old niece wrote the customary (in our family) letter to Santa: [...]