Asparagus Mimosa Tartines
Asparagus Mimosa is a French vegetable classic of steamed asparagus, chopped hard boiled eggs, and a mustardy vinaigrette. It’s the perfect recipe for showcasing black garlic [...]
Soizic’s Cheese Soufflé
I remember the first time Soizic, my apartment mate in Rennes said she was going to make a cheese soufflé. It was a dark winter evening and there was nothing much in the kitc [...]
Velvet Scallops
When I first read about velveting scallops in Grace Young’s fabulous cookbook, Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge, the promise of ‘luxuriously smooth and dense’ scallops made me t [...]
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
I know…I know…Does the world really need yet sugar cookie? The world may not, but apparently I do. That’s because I ran out of cream of tartar. My grandmother’s sugar cookie [...]
Endive Tarte Tatin
The little endives I got from the vegetable automat nearby were too pretty to chop up in a salad or wrap up in ham—so I tried my hand at making an Endive Tarte Tatin I say ‘t [...]
Virginia Crab Dip
When I was 14/15, I spent Saturdays working at a seafood store in Richmond alongside my best friend (her parents owned the store). Making crab dip was one of my favorite task [...]
Perfection V/GF Cookies
These are everything a chocolate chip cookie should be: crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, with a decent dose of vanilla and the rich, caramel flavor of brown sugar. [...]
Nori Mashed Potatoes
You might not think of nori as a French ingredient, but the seaweed can be found on rocks along the coast and has been cultivated on seaweed farms around Brittany for decades [...]
Spring Vegetable Minestrone
Minestrone can be anything you want it to be with any vegetables you happen to have on hand. Fresh tomatoes will make it light and brothy, canned tomatoes will make it thicke [...]