Testing Creme Brulee
Part of my job has always been testing recipes. Part of THAT part of the job is getting ideas from my travels, from the markets…
Part of my job has always been testing recipes. Part of THAT part of the job is getting ideas from my travels, from the markets…
My market basket is overflowing with green beans, summer peas, a huge bouquet of basil, and radishes that offer all crunchy flavor and no spicy bite. I’ve got some small…
We all thought that winter was going to ignore us this year but, no, it's here. Snappy cold, hoarfrost lending lace to everything, from the roses to the windshield. The…
I recently discovered Tours, a city that is neither north nor south, but a little bit of both. Right in the heart of the Indre et Loire department, it is…
Book tours have always been one of my favorite things. I’ve always loved them. Who wouldn’t? I spend my time answering questions about the work I love, hearing compliments about…
Here in Texas, nuts are everywhere. Yes, I do mean the kind that grow on trees and come in shells. It’s the land of the pecan, of course, and they…
So much to say, so little time. Firstly, I’d like to thank all the great radio people who’ve asked such fantastic questions about nuts so far. Here’s an interview you…
Nuts, actual nuts, aren’t necessarily as hilarious as I found my two kids in the below entry, but they’re compelling, mostly because of their versatility. There are few ingredients that…
I remember sitting down to a country meal in Provence many years ago. It began with little appetizers - freshly cured olives, tapenade, rosemary spiked aioli, then segued into a…
Welcome to Life is Nuts! The title of this blog relates to my new book, Nuts in the Kitchen, which will be published by William Morrow in April. I realized…