Fresh and Simple: Recipes for the Summer

Making the most of the freshest produce.

The 25-Minute Dinner Party: Summer

A fast, easy and delicious menu for Summer dinners.

En été: Movement in the Summer

Summer is the month of equilibrium and recalibrating—the longest days are the most enlivening.

Green Figs From Provence

They are in and splendid raw, but a nice and easy dessert Provence-style made everyone happy the other night.

The Art of Doing Nothing

Vacations are meant for relaxation, rest, recharging, but for many people even on vacation busy is in…from looking to get …

Finding Peace with Meditatation

Yoga is gaining all over France and daily meditation is becoming a way of life with stress levels mounting. In …

French Women and Water

It always makes me smile when I read all the conflicting articles on water: How much? What is too much? …

Spring Strawberry Soup

Visiting Provence for a few days late April, the scent of lilac and wisteria is at every corner in the …

Summer Beauty for Hair and Skin

Favorite products and tips

Cherry Soup

Already the end of the season for cherries in Provence...and the last ones are not quite as "top" quality/sweetness, so …

Facing Bikini Season Minus the Diets

It's about all about healthy eating, confidence and feeling bien dans sa peau.

Plums: A French Obsession

A Delicious French Health Secret

An Ode to Summer in Provence

As summer draws to a close, I’m reflecting on the many pleasures I experienced in Provence this year. Since my …

A Labor Day Ode to Summer

Easy and Delicious Menu Ideas

Vive la Sardine!

Cooking Tips for a Favorite Summer Fish

Homemade Provence Beauty Secrets

Time-tested French Recipes for Beautiful Skin and Hair

Provençal “Greek” Salad

This is a sweet and savory Provençal take on the classic Greek salad.  With melon so abundant in Provence in …

Pain Perdu with Fresh Cherries

Cherries are luscious. We have about a dozen varieties around here and last week, Julie, who has lived in the US …

Strawberry and Beet Tartare

I recently saw a young chef playing with the odd combination of beets and strawberries.  So I had to experiment …

Peach Gazpacho with Gingerbread

My friend Alix studied pastry, is one of the finest home bakers I know and always comes up with new …

Strawberry Smoothie

With the heavy rain all over France this year, most fruits tend to be watery and make us nostalgic for …

Leeks with Beets and Walnut Dressing

Chicken with Pastis

Pastis: the Provençal drink par excellence. Let me be honest: I have never been able to drink pastis, the anise-based …

Mireille’s Simple Tomato Salad

A real treat for us tomato heads is an entire meal based on them. To this day the only chef …

Grilled Peaches With Cinnamon and Rosemary

Peaches, like apricots, demand to be eaten when perfectly ripe, but because they bruise so easily, they are frequently picked …

Barbequed Duck with Peaches

Tri-Color Peppers

Peppers are another New World plant that has taken root in a big way in the Old. Far more than …

Cold Cucumber Soup

My Provençal friends call this soup Gazpacho á la Mireille, although it lacks the acidity of its Spanish namesake—something of …

Baked Apricots

Orecchiette with Tuna and Zucchini

Green Soup

My friend Jacqueline is nuts about greens and is always coming up with new recipes. Here’s her latest, which I …

Eggplant Tapenade

Beet Soup

For taste and texture, nothing beats beets in a salad or soup. I make this soup in advance and serve …

Cold Fennel Soup

My friend Christine is a fennel freak (not to be confused with fenugreek), and I daresay I am too. All …

Summer Vegetable Soup with Cheese

Those females in my family, with their tireless imaginations, would find no end of ways to slip in an extra …

Cold Carrot Soup

Vichyssoise (Cold Leek and Potato Soup)

Potato-Olive Ragout

Another fruit that marries brilliantly with potato is the olive, of which so many varieties are available, even in America. …

Strawberry Salad with Tomatoes

Another recipe that I learned this past summer in Provence, and which is still possible to make for a few …

“Steak” Tomato Salad

By Susie Quick Mingle assorted heirloom and beefsteak tomatoes for maximum visual impact. Opal basil has deep-purple leaves; if it's …

Ratatouille

Another French classic as interpreted by my mother (based on a recipe from cousin Andrée in Aix-en-Provence) is still something …

Grilled Peaches with Lemon Thyme Marinade

Peaches are such a delicate fruit it’s hard—even in season—to find specimens perfect for eating raw. For this dessert, it …

Apricot Tart