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Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day

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...

Stracciatella

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...

Flying with toddlers. It can be done.

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...

Tarte à l’Oignon

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....

Ginger Fish with Broccoli Rabe

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...

Zeroll Gelato Spade

  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...

Winter Smoothies

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,...

Iconic protein drink

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...

Hot Chocolate with Homemade Whipped Creme

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...

Vanilla Essence and Shortbread with Gooey Pecans

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...

Austin recommendations

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...