For our St. Valentine’s Day celebration we had a private celebration of our love and a little more French cooking.  It was a cooking collabo...

I think that is one of the most exciting, comforting, loving, overwhelming words in  the English language.  When what is being smothered is ...

You may think that taking one of God’s creatures in all it’s glory and mutilating it into a shapeless mess is not doing it justice. But the ...

Amidst the chaos of this day, I decided to make chocolate mousse with a recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking . Let me begin wit...

Well, here she is folks. This is my beautiful table. After writing my previous post, I took a trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond , to look for tab...

Au jour d’hui, filets de poisson poches au vin blanc avec béarnaise sauce et champignons sautés a la bourdelaise. That was a mouthful (ha...

---My first venture into Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The best description of the product is an exquisite stew. This recipe w...

A couple of year’s ago my mum sent me a first edition copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking . Mum was really excited about it and I th...