The Tomato Knife

Peeking out the window, I can see a week’s worth of heavy clouds finally clearing over. They’re suddenly moving fast, and there’s actually a bit of blue out there. For the past week, winter has been announcing its presence – gray clouds, drizzly rain, dropping temperatures. That’s November. What better season to make warm, fragrant [...]

I’m standing in the kitchen, waiting for the hot water to boil so I can sterilize the yogurt pots. That’s how cool I am right this minute – I’m making yogurt! And, I’ve found a new writing spot – the kitchen countertop. A dim light glowing over the sink, the tiniest bit of fresh air [...]

Twice a month the city of Boulogne-Billancourt, which lies just outside the Paris city limits, hosts an organic farmers’ market. Although you often find organic stands at many Paris-area markets, there are only a few that are fully dedicated to pesticide-free produce. The marché biologique in Boulogne-Billancourt takes place the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of [...]

Here’s a French-inspired dish for you, but first let me write an important reminder to myself: there are no outdoor food markets in Paris on Mondays. Not anywhere, ever. And, all the charming food shops lining the street near our apartment are also closed on Mondays, including the fruit shop, the cheese shop, the coffee [...]

I had leftover Mexican rice for lunch the other day and, even though I didn’t heat it back up, it tasted pretty good. That got me thinking of a conversation I recently had with my sister and about the list that resulted from it. There are three kinds of foods : those that just taste so [...]

It took me quite some time to find where to buy frozen berries in France. When I first arrived as a junior in college, I was an avid smoothie drinker – concocting one pretty much every day or so. Since I had other priorities that first year, I kind of let smoothie-drinking go by the [...]