Winter
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 …
Carrots and Pumpkin with Herbs
Potage d’hiver
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
Salmon with Orange En Papillote
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 …
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 …