SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

December 20, 2011

…visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. ~~Clement C. Moore~~ ” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” Happy Holidays to all …

Bringing Home the Bacon … and the Onions and the Cheese: Tarte Flambée, Flammekueche, or Alsatian Pizza Bread

December 18, 2011

One cold, rainy day in October, I sat in front of a fireplace in a small weinstub, or bistro, in …

December 16, 2011

Photo credit: Robyn Lee A while ago, I promised you a short list of facsimile/translated French cookbooks. The following list …

December 13, 2011

You may notice a tremendous change here at Gherkins & Tomatoes / Cornichons et Tomates: visuals leap out at you. …

December 12, 2011

Britain, much to the chagrin of her more patriotic sorts, has long enjoyed the the food of France. In The …