A French Picnic and Celeriac Remoulade

My first bite of Celeriac Remoulade was in Southwestern France. I was on a picnic with some friends from a class I was taking, and the spread was breathtaking: goat cheese croustades, fresh baguettes, cured meat, an assortment of olives, a platter of cheese, a…

A Las Vegas Wedding and a Last-Minute Cake

My brother went to Vegas last week and got married.

A Beautiful Combination: Salted Double-Chocolate Thins

Trying New Things and Mango Sticky Rice

I was walking down a Bangkok street one night several years ago when a woman handed me a little green package. I was in try-anything mode, and C encouraged me to try it. He had also had one, along with a little cup of green goo. I’m sure it wasn’t actually…

A New Take on a Classic: Whole-Wheat Seed Bread

Spaghettini with Garlic Oil and Fresh Tomatoes

I absolutely adore tomatoes.

She’s Some Kind of Wonderful & Coconut Macaroons

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, the day when we all spend time with our moms and give thanks for all that they’ve done for us. It’s the day when we give them our full attention, instead of the other way around for once, and show them our…

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

I miss Mexico.

The 2011 Banff Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival — One Tasty Weekend

Imagine a monumental stone building inspired by a Scottish Baronial Castle, built nearly a century ago.

Chicken Soup for the Cold

Colds come when you least expect them.

A Seasonal Treat: Rhubarb Crumble Muffins

When I was a kid, we had a few rhubarb patches in our backyard. My parents had a love-hate relationship it — they loved its deliciousness, but hated how it managed to take over the entire back yard. No matter how much they tried to cut it back, it kept…

Simple Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble

I’m still enjoying my rhubarb supply that I picked up last week.

I just can’t get enough of it… I’m even adding it to my morning smoothies (it’s delicious in a smoothie, by the way).