Escape the Winter Doldrums

Short of a tropical vacation, it’s hard to escape the winter doldrums. But I have just the little sauce to put a spark into your meals right about now. Called Salsa Verde (in Italy), or Sauce Verte (in France), it is a distant cousin of Pesto (or Pistou), not to be confused with the Mexican [...]

Comfort Food

As I write this, it’s early January. The sun is shining today, but more rain is on the way, and we have at least 2 months of cold ahead. No doubt about it, this is a good time of year for long evenings at home which call for simple, satisfying, nourishing suppers. At our house, [...]