We all agree – there is nothing better than Thanksgiving leftovers. I roast a huge turkey to feed everyone once, and to have plenty of leftovers; one of my Thanksgiving…
At first light I get on my bicycle, and ride along the river Eure. The bike path skirts fields and small housing developments, hugs the river, goes under a low…
Thanksgiving for our family is celebrated whenever we can. Sometimes that means mid-December, but this year we were almost right on the mark. The stars aligned so that we could…
Judging from the notes I’m receiving, the general panic about how to organize Thanksgiving dinner has settled in. I’m here to offer some basic tips which I hope will help…
Friends recently stopped by with two huge crates of apples that ranged from scrubby green to lush, deep red. When I asked about the varieties I was met with a…
The rain has been unbelievable. Paris was submerged the other night, enveloped in a steady drizzle that penetrated everything, including my raincoat, as I walked down Boulevard St. Germain on…
I just spent a weekend in New York with my son, Joseph. He works nights at a unique and delicious spot in Brooklyn called Pok Pok, a restaurant specializing in…
It’s been a whirlwind of classes in Louviers and Paris for the last many weeks, and recently in one of my favorite U.S. cities, Asheville. Each class is so different…