Ready for Dessert Cookbook on Sale – Just $1.99![UPDATE: This sale is now over, but the book is available online, or at your local bookseller.]Get readyΒ for[...]

The most interesting neighborhood right now inΒ Paris is the 9th arrondissement. Walk in any various directions from a mΓ©tro station after you land there, and[...]

The French concept of terroir, a confluence of elements – soil, atmosphere, weather, and other factors – that gives something a certain taste or flavor to[...]

German baking, I don’t think, gets its due. It’s partially because the names of the pastries and baked goodsΒ don’t exactlyΒ roll right off most of our[...]

It’s very hard to make generalizations. An article might say, “The French love their cheese,” and, of course, there will be someone out there who will say,Β “I[...]

Warm Hummus with Spiced LambThis was a bang-up year for cookbooks. Although my editor isn’t thrilled, I am glad that IΒ didn’t have a book come out this fall[...]

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie BarsI love cookies. If there is a selection of cookies on a dessert menu, I always will order it. I’ve been to cookie shops from[...]

Apple Date Cake with Salted Caramel GlazeIt’s been a turbulent week and I went into my usual default mode: I baked something. I’d been planning on sharing an[...]

La Newyorkina Mexican Ice CreamBefore my first trip to Mexico a number ofΒ years ago, I didn’t know Mexico was a countryΒ known for itsΒ ice cream (helado),[...]

I used to cross Paris to buy a loaf of bread. That was when I was more of a dΓ©butant and kept a list of bakeries that I wanted to visit, and I’d make it a[...]

Spiced Plum Cake with Toffee GlazeI came up with this cake almost fifteen years ago because I was looking for ways to use all the plums that we had when I was[...]

The Marche d’Aligre in ParisWhen I moved to Paris, I didn’t liveΒ far from the MarchΓ© d’Aligre. Not known for having a great sense of direction or distance, I[...]

Shortly after I had arrived in Paris, I was havingΒ dinner with Romain at Bistrot Paul Bert. Nearby, a couple wasΒ speaking English and when I struck up a[...]

Receive Blog Posts by Email and Newsletter SubscriptionsA little bit back, I changed theΒ service that sends out my monthly newsletter and blog posts to those[...]

My sauce for the summer is this one: Basil Vinaigrette. Don’t get me wrong, I love pesto. But this basil-forward sauce has the punchy flavor of fresh[...]