This week’s project was polenta. I hadn’t cooked cornmeal (semoule de maïs in French)in several years and didn’t remember it being so good. Last Tuesday, I bought some at the nearby health-food store and inadvertently made way too much of it. We ended up eating polenta in some form or another for three days straight. Fortunately, […]
What’s a Paris-Brest?
Even after nearly nine years living in France, I still make constant new discoveries. They’re especially fun when it comes to food, so I’ve decided to start a new series of short posts called “What’s a…?” to best share some of these finds. Here goes the first one: What’s a… Paris-Brest? It’s a traditional French […]
Buckwheat Pancakes (Recipe)
I just finished off an entire batch of these pancakes. Okay, I made a slightly smaller recipe than the one listed below, but still! I can justify by saying it’s already noon and I hadn’t eaten anything all morning. Little Buddha woke up with a very dirty bottom and needed a bath ASAP. Baby baths […]
New York Dining Guide
I have a cardboard box with “To Write About” marked on the lid. It’s filled with all sorts of papers, business cards, notes I’ve scribbled… all tangible reminders of the places we’ve been and things we’ve eaten over the last few years. The box is about to overflow, primarily because of a bulky set of […]
Gluten-free Chocolate Lava Cake (Recipe)
Fondant au chocolat is one of my favorite French desserts to both make and enjoy in restaurants. It’s extremely popular here and they even made an avocado-filled one on “Top Chef” the other night. This intense dessert has a solid cakey outside and a melting (usually chocolate) center. I’ve been meaning to share this recipe […]
Detox Smoothie (Recipe)
Today’s the first day Little Buddha and I are 100% on our own. Up to now we’ve always had someone hanging out at the house with us. Fortunately, we had lots of help in the first few weeks because coordinating oneself and a newborn isn’t easy! I hadn’t believed my friends when they said taking […]