Go to Recipe Go to Video The French Are Involved in Everything As often happens with an amazing invention, culinary or otherwise, the French are hovering close by. This appears to be the case with one of the best cookies ever invented, shortbread. Here is the legend: The French who were at court with …
Once a Simple Quick Bread From the griddles of the British Isles to the chic cafés of Paris, the humble scone has come a long way. It was once a simple, and surely very heavy, quick bread made throughout the British Isles with the grains at hand, primarily oats, but also barley and, perhaps, wheat. …
But recently it’s been less obvious. For example, I met a friend at a café where I go often and feel completely invisible. But not today. Everyone from the owners to the servers greeted me as though I was their best friend. Same with the restaurant where I went last night. I’ve been there many …
