There is something about fennel that you may not have known. It’s part of a group of vegetables called “diskènes” which can be consumed as a spice, an herb, and a vegetable. If you love fennel, you instinctively know that, but who knew it was an actual category? And it’s a pretty big one at …
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 …
Go to Recipe Go to Video The most emblematic salad of the French café is “carrottes rapées,” or that seemingly banal but amazingly delicious creation that is basically made of grated carrots. And not much else. Carrots Can Be the Star How can grated carrots be so good? Well, it’s all in the choosing of …
Go to Recipe Go to Video Even when you cook for a living as I do, there are those evenings where everyone is hungry and there’s no menu plan at all. And you cannot raise a family on nuts, seeds, and dried fruit no matter how good they are for you! “Go To” Ease So, …
Go to Video Go to Recipe …As does this weather, which is excellent news for restaurants and cafes. In general, the French are outdoor people who love to be tan, and they will, in moments, be sitting at tables, faces upturned, café expres on the table. Later on it will be lunch – so much …
Go to Video Leave it to the French to take the humble carrot and the modest beet and turn them into a luscious dish fit for…all of you! Universal Recipe Seriously, the French love the carrot, turning it into all sorts of wonders. The recipe here – not really even a recipe – is universal …
Go to Video How many times have those of us with a garden looked out over carefully tended beds and small patches of lawn with satisfaction, only to notice a flaw in the image. It starts out small and surreptitious, sending its taproot far down into the soil, its deep, dark, jagged leaves spreading out …
Go to Recipe Go to Video Goat cheese posed delicately on toast sitting atop gutsy greens that are dressed with a highly-flavored vinaigrette, is one of the finest French contributions to the culinary world. If that sounds rather dramatic it is, for this salad is drama on a plate, combining favorite flavors and textures, and …
Go to Recipe Go to Video Ok, so “red gold” is code for “beet”. I use it because too many people think they don’t like beets, so they see the very word and start clicking somewhere else. Stay here! Beets are incredibly delicious, easy to cook, easy to use, easier to eat. And they’re perfect …
