En Hiver: Winter Pleasures

Embracing the Dormant Season

Keeping Your Equilibrium Over the Holidays

Because holiday parties mean food, and lots of it.

Happy In Love, Une Amoureuse Rigolotte

Nourishment Comes in Many, Many Forms

Valentine’s Day à la Française

Easy and Romantic French Menu Ideas

A Winter Favorite: Scallops

A little French lesson in cooking scallops. Two minutes. Voilà.

The Sweetest of Guilty Pleasures: Vacherin

Easy, delicious salad, cheese and dessert course in one

Stress and Overeating: Helpful Tips

We all run into pitfalls. Here are some tricks to help.

Toujours Chocolat: A French Pleasure

There are so many different varieties and quality levels to chose from: where is a woman to start?

A Few French Beauty Secrets for the Last Stretch of Winter

Favorite Products and Homemade Remedies for Beautiful Skin and Hair

Chocolate Mousse with Mandarins

Gingered Chicken Soup

A friend was in China and felt stressed and tired. She was offered a gingered chicken soup that re-energized her. …

Mousse au chocolat et gingembre

Chocolate-Espresso Faux Soufflés

Soufflés are easy to make once you know the technique and have had some practice, but they are not practical …

Potage d’hiver

Carrots and Pumpkin with Herbs

Scallops Carpaccio with Mango and Parmesan

This winter, one of my favorite homemade meals was concocted in no time by my dear friend Sophie, who made …

Pumpkin Pie With Hazelnuts

After I moved to New York, I still visited my parents in France regularly, and my mother remained my key …

Panna Cotta

A Recipe for the French Woman's Light and Simple Comfort Food

Pumpkin Petits Pots

Hot Chocolate Soufflé

Braised Carrots with Ginger

Duck Breasts Sweet and Sour

Duck Breasts with Honey Glaze

Americans rarely cook a whole duck. Today, duck breasts are available in most supermarkets or on the Internet, making a …

Salmon with Orange En Papillote

Stuffed Cornish Hens

Sea Scallops with Citrus Fruit

Scallops are another shellfish that intimidates some, but they are amazingly simple to make: the key, in fact, is not …

Mixed Vegetable Soup

Chestnut Soup

Mussels in White Wine

A perfect dish to serve friends for a casual dinner. All you need to remember is to clean the mussels …

Mashed Potatoes (Mamie’s Version )

There is much dogma concerning great mashed potatoes. Some famous chefs regard it as essential to have almost equal parts …

Cocotte de Légumes (Vegetables) Croquants

I discovered this dish in St.-Rémy-de-Provence, the village that inspired van Gogh’s Starry Night vision. One late fall day, the …

Grandma Louise’s Oatmeal with Grated Apple

When we visited my grandmother in snowy Alsace, she used to serve us this delicious and filling breakfast rich in …