Can we talk about this recipe for Crepes Dentelles with Sautéed Peaches and Caramel? It is so good that it leaves me speechless. It has been a long time since I have enjoyed a dessert that makes my heart swoon. It is silky, buttery, and ever so dreamy. It has quickly become my go-to dessert …
Peaches
Lunches are my biggest challenge. We work from home, but that does not mean I want to spend hours making lunch for us. I want the meal to be quick but delicious and still homemade. While we were in France we were digging on these amazingly good sandwiches filled with things beyond jambon. Cheese, marinated …
One of the things I learned from my friend Dominique, who is a French Pig Farmer in Gascony, is that if you use a really good meat product, you do not need a lot of seasonings. This is the case with these amazing pork chops we received in this month’s Butcher Box. I kept things …
Pie! Galette! Crostata! OH MY! It has been a while since I baked something warm and sweet, so I got into the kitchen to do just that the past month. What do pies, galettes, and crostata have in common? They are all a form of pie just done a little differently. Pies are found in …
Galettes are one of my favorite recipes to make; both sweet and savory. I am not much of a pie maker but give me a chance to make a sweet French dessert such as this recipe for Peach Blackberry Galette, and I am all over it. Two years ago I wrote and photographed a story for …
There really isn’t anything like a freshly picked peach. Warm from the sun. Tree-ripened sweetness. I love taking that first tender bite, juices wetting my lips and dribbling down my chin. Tastes like summer every time, as does a big bowl of this Roasted Peach Buttermilk Ice Cream. I picked up some amazing peaches last …
Last November, I spent ten glorious days in Austin, Texas. I ate great food, drank potent margaritas and sipped some pretty darn good coffee. I also spent time catching up with an old friend, who I have not seen in years, so long that her girls are now teenagers. Teenagers; someone is getting old and …
Labor Day is the last weekend of summer for us. Kids are back in school, not ours but kids are. Vacations are over. And it begins to feel like it is time to start settling in for a long winter. For most of us, it is the last weekend of grilling. I know we will …