So many emotions come into focus around a birthday, gratitude being the major one.  After all, every year that goes by without a major hiccup

I am in awe of people who document their every waking moment. How do they, I ask myself, muster up the courage, have the energy,

This morning on the radio (France Culture, a French national treasure), I listened to two women debate the various economic proposals from parties running in

I worry a bit that news of Paris 2024 is on overkill, yet it’s just all so much fun and exciting that I have a

In the 14th century, a pound of nutmeg was purportedly worth three sheep and a cow; in the 17th century, the little, fragrant nut was valued higher than gold.

What matters is that we are all cooking and enjoying time together at the table. List or no, one thing I never forget is to make

So as Mother Tongue is the comfortable language (which maybe makes us think of Mother), comfort food is that which inspires comfort in the individual.Which

I cooked for a French family to earn my keep while I studied as an apprentice chef in Paris.  At first, I was completely petrified.