Go to Recipe Go to Video Because I live under a lucky star, I’ve been to more Pink Martini concerts than I can count. I’ve loved them all, though one that sticks with me was in Portland, Oregon (the bands’ home town) in an outdoor park, with bald eagles flying low over the crowd. Anticipation …
Go to Recipe Go to Video It’s spring, and all the leaves, buds, bunnies, and everything else in nature is bursting awake during this most gloriously alive season! For me, this holiday is the ultimate fête of life, and I grew up celebrating it with a big Easter brunch, an Easter basket filled with goodies, …
The morning was – and still is – gloriously alive with light and a pale spring sun that will become warm this afternoon. Naturally, everyone will take to the streets, the parks, any green spot available. And This is a Workday We’ve had this weather for days and last week I had American friends here …
When I first came to France, as an apprentice at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine, my dreams jostled each other. A big one, aside from learning everything about French cuisine, was to get to know the country. To that end, I joined a goodwill organization that put me in touch with families in the country, …
The Ides of March are behind us, thank goodness. Why thank goodness? The Ides (March 15), is considered malevolent by some, a reference to Julius Cesar’s upending his countrypeople’s festive schedule by switching the new year to January instead of March. They never forgave him. He didn’t touch Easter (whew), which is before us, …
Go to Video The humble hamburger has never really been humble. It started life as a delicacy, and it has a history which originated with – yes, you guessed it – Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg, of Course! In the mid 19th century, a revolution in Germany resulted in an increase in German immigrants to the U.S. …
Go to Video I thought I knew what to expect when I visited Finland. It was my first trip; Sami, the other half of Dancing Tomatoes, is a Finnish native and he is constantly showing me the way of Finland, giving me tastes of his favorite Finnish foods, finding technical solutions. When I act amazed …
Go to Recipe Go to Video Reindeer, bear, elk, moose, buckthorn juice…it’s all daily fare at the Vanha Kauppahalli, or Old Market in downtown Helsinki, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. This fanciful brick building was built in 1889, and its interior is even more lovely than its exterior, with carved wooden stalls that …
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Go to Video “Meet you under the clock…” is a standard phrase in Helsinki, one local inhabitants have used for decades, since the imposing Stockmanns Department Store was erected in the city center in the 1930’s. Come 5 p.m. in the afternoon when, in winter it is already dark, and in summer light-filled hours stretch …
Go to Recipe Go to Video That’s the big question on everyone’s mind when it comes to these little, round, green vegetables is: Are Brussels sprouts REALLY from Brussels? Yes. No. The answer is yes, and no. Brussels has always been a busy hub with lots of activity and while there was some farming done …
