A lovely breezy day here, and the early mornings are finally cool again.  I've been working on some magazine articles for ...

Steamy, hot weather calls for chilled salads, and I've been eating this delightful Italian salad, along with French potato ...

The French call them composed salads;  those delicious cold plated salads so perfect in summer, whether for lunch or dinner.  In A...

Summer is here!  Long hot days, herbs growing like crazy, and the throw-together lunches and suppers are my special joy.  If ...

Hooray, it's pesto time!  Yesterday I picked up the most beautiful arugula at the farmers market.  Before I ate every single...

The last week or so has been wild, as far as the weather goes.  One minute the sun is shining, the next minute it's rain...

. I'm going green .  Green for lazy moments under the canopy of leafy trees, for walks on mossy trails , for buying armloads o...