Idylls of Cuisine, #86
[A photograph and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
The Potager of Thomas Jefferson: A Kitchen Garden in Photos
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, that amazing genius and inventor, and — according to the late food writer, Karen …
Cooking in French: Soup – Cuisine’s Kindest Course*
“The French peasant cuisine is at the basis of the culinary art. By this I mean it is composed of …
Idylls of Cuisine, #85
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Will It Be French?
For most Americans (and Britons), French food means memories of the insipid Steak au Poivre or bland French Onion Soup …
MORE THAN MEETS THE PIE
The other day I saw another sign of autumn: a smashed pumpkin lying along the side of the …
Idylls of Cuisine, #84
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
A Day of Food in France
I’d like to take a moment and tell all the Chilean miners trapped in the bowels of the …
Peregrinations and Pilgrimages: Medieval Benedictine Hospitality
If your idea of hospitality is having good friends over for stimulating talk and take-out pizza and beer (good beer, …
Idylls of Cuisine, # 83
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
