When I was in 8th grade I came home to a single Valentine's Day card sitting at the end of the kitchen table. It was from my dad asking me to be his Valentine. I was sold on the day from that point on. I...
I admitted to you last week that I was already feeling a little nostalgic for New York and the weather down here today is not helping. We are under our 2nd day of lockdown for Sneauxgate here in New Orleans. Schools, roads and government offices...
So the time has come, has it? Maybe your wanderlust has returned. Maybe your parents are bugging you because you haven't been to see them since you had your baby six whole weeks ago. Maybe it's Thanksgiving. Maybe you need beach time. Who knows...
Tick. Tock. In two very short weeks we will have another addition to our family (unless you ask the gate attendants of the flight I am currently on, in which case we have six weeks to go). Having a third child has a lot of repercussions....
You know the old saying that amounts to never giving a woman an appliance as a gift? Thankfully it didn't cross the Atlantic because for Mother's Day last year my British husband conspired with a friend of mine to get me the best present ever:...
This is a hard sell. I totally get it. Who looks at a fish and greens dish and thinks, "MMMMM! Delicious! I think I'll make this for my next dinner party!" No, when there is a Polar Vortex knocking at your door and recipes of...
There is something that just works better about a gelato spade than an ice cream scoop. Is it the solid feel in your hands? Is it the European influence? Is it that you can get a great-big-hunking scoop of goodness without going back for seconds...
Okay, I'll say it: I am ready for the summer. I know we have six months to go. I know that there is a bounty of delicious stews, root vegetables and citrus fruits to be had at the moment, but I still miss strawberries, apricots,...
I get it, this is weird. Why in the world would I have a protein drink as a "Favorite Thing" on a food site? Even the best are awful, right? I'm supposed to be telling you to blend up fresh kale and some silken tofu...
The Huffington Post ran an article last week entitled "30 Recipes You Should Know How To Cook By The Time You're 30." It immediately drew me in because A. I love lists and B. I love recipes. I have to say, though, I think the...
This is how it happens: Martine and I post every Tuesday and Thursday. There was no complicated matrix behind the decision and no advisors who weighed in on the best day to write. No stars aligned for the days of the week. We just figured we...
Let me confess something. I don't think Austin is that "weird" at all. (Keep in mind that I'm a New Orleanian and take that for what it's worth.) To be honest I think of Austin as 'New Orleans lite'. Very similar - with less...