Molten Chocolate Cake
I’m busily testing recipes for my new book, which involves lively, everyday stories of the French cook The recipes are from my friends and acquaintances, avid cooks, professionals, moms, dads, farmers, businesspeople. I collect them, I test them, I ask myself the ever-present question: “Will my readers love this as much as I do?” I […]
New York Christmas
New York was snowy, then it was sunny and warm, then it was steamy with rain. And then it was freezing and clear. I don’t care. Whatever the weather, it couldn’t be better. I’m here with my children. The best sights? There were so many…. The gazillion gorgeous Christmas trees. The foyer of the New York Public […]
Cookeez
In the early 1980’s, I was hired to open a small tea salon in the sixth arrondissement of Paris. My mandate, aside from equipping the kitchen, was to make American food. Then, the idea was maverick, and so was I. I went on to produce everything from chile con carne to zucchini bread, but my […]
Chocolate – the Fruit of the Season
As I anticipated friends arriving for dinner the other night, I mused over what dessert I might make. I had Cox Orange Pippin apples, which are perfect in a fragrant tart. I had Conference pears, which are gorgeous, poached. I had blood oranges, clementines, kumquats. They might have made something wonderful. But what I really […]
Chocolate Tart from the Secret Drawer
I have a secret drawer in my kitchen. It’s not really secret, it’s just where all the fun things go. It started life as my chocolate drawer, and that is its major purpose. I always have a lot of chocolate on hand so that I can make my wonderful Chocolate Chocolate Tart, or whip up […]
