Photo: French Menu dated 1898, vintage wine Grand Ordinaire 1891. —————————————————————————– French Husband’s woke me up in the middle of the night and asked, "Where are all the guests going to sit…

                 Yesterday as I went to the market to buy eggs, milk, cheese, tofu and vegetables I had every intention to take photos of the radishes, clementines, and collard greens until my taste buds caught…

                Carrot Ginger Soup Take as many carrots as you can in two hands, take their hats and coats off and put them into a nice bath of cold water, turn up the heat and…

                Have you ever been to Fauchon in Paris? The first time I went to Fauchon’s was over twenty years ago. At that time it was the fore runner of designer grocery shopping. Where the…

The end of the year. The last day of 2007. The eve of new beginning. What are your New Year promises? Is it fair of me to ask you since I do not know what mine will be! Some of…

When I was nineteen I went to live in a Benedictine Monastery in New Mexico. As the monastery was semi cloistered each community member was assigned a task to do when they arrived to help maintain the monastery and partake…