Recipes

“According to legend, the recipe for this delicious pastry came from a fifteenth-century parchment found among the fallen stones and rubble of a monastery in the area of Crocq,…

Pure white flakes fall gently from the heavens, blanketing the entire world in a sparkling mantle. All sounds seem hushed. The air is crisp and cold. Whether you’re spending…

Whenever the holiday season comes around, I’m always in a yearning mood for a Spicy Orange Honey Quick Bread. There is something about the aroma that fills the house…

This historically traditional French dish is sure to climb into a top spot on anyone’s favorite comfort food list. My own personal experience at BOUCHON had inspired me to…

One of the things my kids could always count on when they come from school is finding homemade sugar cookies in the big blue cookie jar in my old…

I don’t know if I ever told you, my dear readers, when my daughter was born, I used to illustrate stories for children. I could spend hours and hours…

This is a colorful pasta, made from roasted beets with a sweet aftertaste and a lovely bright color that marries best with cheese sauce and fresh herbs that show…

Bumble-berry pie is an old-fashioned name for a pie made with several varieties of berries. Once you bake your first homemade pie you will never again eat the one bought…

Good hearty buckwheat kasha is a serious matter. It’s a thing in itself crowning the whole of Russian cuisine. It requires a responsible and thorough approach when cooking with…

As the familiar sweet aroma fills the house, no one will be able to resist a slice of this dense, chocolate bread. Breakfast time? Serve the bread at room…

“Manti” (steamed buns with lamb filling) is a traditional meat dish of the people of Central Asia, Turkey, Mongolia, Korea, as well as of the Tartars and Bashkir of…

Here, chicken thighs and drumsticks are slowly cooked in a flavorful garlic sauce with white wine, thyme, and spices to create a comforting meal. To make a one-dish meal…

With its sweet, earthy taste, butternut squash soup with apples and ginger is my favorite for the month of October. I like to play with spices when I am…

When fall comes, what makes us want to bake so much? I wonder… Is it the changing colors on trees, or the cool evenings, or the orange pumpkins sticking…

What a beautiful evening it is outside tonight as I write this! The air is still warm enough to be comfortable, but a cool breeze is coaxing the still-vibrant…

“Povidlo”– Apple Butter is cooked from fruit or berry puree with sugar. Once fully cooked good povidlo looks like a homogeneous mass of brownish or dark golden color. In…

I love everything about fall – from kids finally going back to school to the turning leaves and the crisp air.  Of course, I look forward to visiting various…