Fresh Tomato Salsa (Recipe)
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
I think it’s funny that I learned to make salsa in Paris- out of pure necessity, really. Ever since leaving for college, one of the reasons I find myself regularly returning back to sunny Santa Fe is for the unmatched northern-style New Mexican food – warm flour tortillas, chunky green chili sauce, cheese tamales wrapped [...]
My Buddha Bowl: An Asian Noodle Salad (Recipe)
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Starting today, the Paris farmers’ markets are “en fête,” which means they’re celebrating with music, photo contests, and all sorts of fun goings-on. We can all join in the festivities through Sunday- a good reason to go explore some of the 83 (at least that’s what I’ve counted) food markets in the city. The city [...]
Confiture de Lait
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
As I’m writing this, there’s a brand-new jar of confiture de lait staring at me from across the table. Maybe I should wait, but this “milk jam” has already been in the house twenty-nine hours and I’m curious. I’ve already seen this mystery from afar, many times, but I’ve never tried it. This jar showed [...]
Easy, Creamy Mushroom Tomato Sauce (Recipe)
Friday, November 6th, 2009
I love big projects, especially cooking projects- big messy ones where you have long cleaning sessions afterward. I, however, like most, don’t have endless hours each evening to spend concocting unknown dishes (nor do I always have the time to trek through Paris hunting down the various ingredients typically required of such ventures). That’s why [...]