ShareTweet When I’m standing at the cheese counter, I get pretty excited. I’ve been that way since I was a little kid, living on the Ile St Louis in Paris. My mom and I would go from store to store, buying all the ingredients for that night’s dinner, and the visit to the fromagier was the stop I… Continue Reading
ShareTweet Macaroni and cheese. What color comes to mind when I say that phrase? For me, it’s a bowl of creamy colored shell noodles bathed in an equally creamy sauce made from artisan cheeses. For my kids? A day-glo orange sauce coating tiny elbow noodles. A few years ago, I decided to show my kids… Continue Reading
ShareTweet Simple dishes are the hardest to get right. You need great ingredients and you need them prepared the right way to have them truly sing. When making a salad, the pressure is even greater. It’s easy to mask average greens behind caramelized pecans and sweet summer strawberries, and the end result is pretty tasty,… Continue Reading
ShareTweet When people think of souffles, they usually picture dessert souffles, lighter than air chocolate concoctions that just melt in your mouth like a silken kiss. Savory souffles don’t get nearly enough attention and praise. In the summer, when even lifting a fork seems like too much effort, a cheese souffle paired with a nice… Continue Reading