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Traditional French Cassoulet

I am a big believer in cultural immersion.  When in Rome (pun intended) my family and I eschew the minibar-heavy tourist hotels for a down-at-heel Italian hotel in the Trastevere where we can rent their attached apartment and play at being locals: load shopping bags into...

Oyster and Artichoke Stew

Certain weather means certain things to me.  Mountains in winter?  That’ll be fondue. Dark autumn evenings in London make me think of boeuf bourgignon, cups of tea and hibernation.  Summers?  That’s margaritas (see also: winter, spring, and random Tuesday lunchtimes).  As we go into our second...

Chocolate Cake….vanilla icing….you are going to love this.

[caption id="attachment_6423" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Photo by Gabrielle Geiselman[/caption] I have been called stubborn before.  I can't remember when or why but it rings in my ear like a familiar tune.  I prefer to think of myself as not stubborn but dedicated.  That sounds better.  That sounds...

Matzo Ball Soup

There are loads of things I learned while living in New York.  How to survive, and thrive, in a 400 sq foot apartment.  How to subsist when 60% of your income goes to rent.  How to wear black in any season.  How to get to...

HO HO HO! Floral arrangements for Christmas!

You have probably finished buying gifts now.  You *should* be done wrapping them.  You might have them under the tree, packed into the car or in your closet on that very, very top shelf.  Your menu is most likely planned and you think you have...

Champagne Cocktails

 This article first appeared on ChefJohnBesh.com. There are tons of things I didn’t know about British people before I married one. For  starters, they are incredibly funny. Not just the odd one here or there, but all of them. As  a breed. Just funny. They also...

Be Good To You

The holidays are here and in full swing.  I can tell this not because of the wreaths adorning doors and the enormous tree at my dad’s house that blocks the entrance to his bedroom (true story) but because I have an ever-present knot of stress...

Banana Muffins

[caption id="attachment_6324" align="aligncenter" width="523"] Photo by Gabrielle Geiselman[/caption] There are 7,890,000 results that come up when you Google  "Banana Bread Recipe" so I am comfortable with the possibility that you may not be in the market for a new one.  I am also comfortable with the...

Creating the Perfect Holiday Cheeseboard.

  There were two unmistakable signs in my life that I had reached adulthood.  The first was that I started keeping scissors in my kitchen accepting that, for the rest of my life, I would need to be able to cut open bags of frozen peas,...

Fish En Papillote

When I first learned how to cook fish en papillote it felt a bit like I was learning magic.  You cut a heart out of parchment paper, add a piece of fish, some seasonings, close it and bake it for 15 minutes.  When you open...

What to do in New York City!

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.  --Tom Wolfe I moved to New York City from New Orleans at 24 years old having never visited before.  The city immediately wrapped its high intensity arms...