It is February 1st and, according to popular belief, and the HuffPo, only 8% of us have stuck with our New Year's Resolutions at this point. The most popular resolutions won't surprise you: (1) Exercise more (2) Lose weight and (3) Eat more healthfully (in the...
A photograph I posted recently on Instagram of an early Christmas celebration (I tend to rather extend any celebration I can) led to several messages regarding Christmas / Holiday menu ideas. As I said in the original post, the only thing I love more than...
Wow the summer goes by quickly, doesn’t it? On June 25th I posted my then-favourite recipe for Ajo Blanco (a cold almond soup) and now it is September 4th, summer is over and I’m already all about casseroles and pies and stewing fruits for dessert....
The ajo blanco, aka white gazpacho, will live in infamy as the soup that saved us on that hot Wednesday night. ...
I want to share the recipe for an amazing flourless chocolate cake with you but I have no clever stories around which to weave a tale that ends in this cake. With our new kitchen nearly complete, I have been busy and creative inside but...
How to survive, and thrive, at 30,000 ft in the air with your children....
Eating healthfully is easier for me than it might be for a lot of people. I really like vegetables – I always have. I clearly remember my older sister making me an avocado + colby + alfalfa sprouts sandwich when I was 9 or so...
An English staple gets an infusion of southern style and substance....
The winter in London is a long, hard, slog but by the grace of All That Is Good it is finally over. The blossoms are out in full force and I am feeling a spring in my step. (Perfect springy photo above courtesy of @lost.in.ldn's lovely...
Mardi Gras floats are rolling right this second and so it may seem like poor timing for a guide to New Orleans. Perhaps, you might reason, this is information that would have been more helpful to you a week ago. But listen, Mardi Gras is...
Nick gave up sugar with the final stroke of midnight on December 31. He did not do this in a "Let's see how long I can last" kind of way but in a stubborn old, "Just not going to eat it anymore" kind of way. The...
Good things happen in threes, or so they say. Bad things happen in...