Chocolate goes with anything, even wine
The recent revelation that chocolate, specifically dark because it has less sugar, is actually “good for you” was something that many of us have known for ages. Chocolate makes us feel good. It is more...
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Asparagus and wine make a tricky pairing
The first sign of spring has appeared in the produce section — it’s asparagus season. As a kid, I walked along canals and picked wild asparagus and ate it raw. It has an apple-like crunch and a unique...
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Spices are a way of life in Tunisia
A rooster crows as I sip my last cup of black Tunisia coffee in Nabeul, looking out over the turquoise blue of the Mediterranean. There is no wind this morning, the sea is calm and my senses are sated...
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Bakers, cooks rejoice the season of fruit
The story always begins at the orchard, sitting on the porch with tired farmers, sipping a glass of wine and watching the colors change on the hills as the sun settles. Harvest has begun, there are...
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Peaches inspire love (and cocktails)
Eating a peach and letting the juice run down my chin is something that never grows old for me. I could peel one and cut it up into bite-sized pieces, but I will always love just biting in and letting...
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Harnessing light to prepare a meal
My grandmother, Iris, taught me how to cook, read recipes and do things the “right way.” The right way usually meant the long way; following recipes to the letter and never shortening the amount of...
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Find a way back to your love of cooking
“Love is the greatest refreshment of life.” I wish I could take credit for that line, because I absolutely believe it, but it’s pure Pablo Picasso. I read a Janet Flanner story recently recounting a...
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