I was a few days into my South America trip when I decided to check my work email and found this message: ”Jean, we saved a piece of lemon cake for you in the freezer. You’ll really like it.” Knowing my penchant for all things lemony, my office friends thoughtfully set aside a [...]
The overall success of this simple cake is but a tiny consolation for one low point the previous night. It was shaping up to be a fun evening. We were guests in our friends’ home, enjoying wine with appetizers and anticipating a delicious meal based on the aromas coming from the kitchen. The evening’s [...]
I will let you in on a little secret. Since waxing poetic two posts ago about the merits of growing up (euphemism for getting old?), my attitude has encroached on negative territory a few times. I still stand behind all I said two weeks ago. My angst about approaching this milestone day, dare I [...]
Life has a way of working out…if you let it do its thing. I didn’t become aware of my controlling nature until I reached my thirties (which will be history in a couple of weeks), realizing that when it comes to my life, I am very specific about how I want things to go. [...]
Is anyone out there as happy as I am to see fresh figs at the market? When I spotted them during my last shopping trip, I quickly grabbed a dozen or so without a recipe in mind. But this is the beauty of figs–they are so versatile. They pair well with salty charcuterie as [...]
