Appreciating Normandy, and authentic sea bass on a grill

  We have just spent a week in the countryside in Normandy (the southern part, near Caen ), cooking, eating lots of good yogurt, st...

On taste and travel, and lemony fish soup...

  Traveling is wonderful. You eat, you see, you smell, you connect, you explore and discover. Time goes by in a blink. And you are...

Salmon-wrapped leeks au gratin... and 7 reasons why Pablo loves good food

  Steering away from my philosophical ramblings a bit here... onto parenting ramblings! As Pablo is hitting that challenging age of ...

Four holiday appetizers... and countdown to Christmas

  Christmas Eve is less than a week away, and I have quite a few holiday recipes to share and so little time to do so! Finally done ...

Cream of sardines mushrooms... & the art of being humbled

There are humbling experiences in life. Seeing the Grand Canyon . Admitting life has gotten the best of us and asking for help. Witne...

Smoked salmon green bean rolls, & the generosity in cooking

  As a child, I learned about generosity through food. My mother would cook simple things most days, but when we had company, when f...

Cod & Brussels sprouts in garlic cream... & planting seeds for the pleasure of eating well

  I was talking to the mom of a 12-month-old boy the other day, and as we were casually chatting about germs and toddlers putting eve...