On trust and patience, & a sausage vegetable bake

Work deadlines, 45 minute tantrums, a botched recipe, piles of mail to go through.  Balancing self-care and being present with the ones I lo...

Transformation & change seem easier... with duck & braised radishes

This past week has felt about loss and burden. Being on the other side of it, perhaps makes it easier to talk about. As I mentioned before, ...

Polenta-crusted lamb chops... because cooking is good for the brain

I am a big fan of Dr Dan Siegel when it comes to child psychology. His book, Parenting from the Inside Out , was the first parenting book I ...

Coconut rosemary carrots, lamb chops... and a quiet day

A strange afternoon. A few quiet hours. The house is silent, and yet loud by what it’s missing: the hustle-bustle of the playing toddler, pl...

Spring lamb meatballs... & living life in the slow lane

I often feel like I'm galloping through life at full speed, and pulling on the reins as hard as I can, to slow down, to really feel my l...

Roasted capon, celeriac puree... and merry Christmas to all

  Concluding this week's holiday recipe marathon, after some holiday hors d'œuvres , a sunchoke chestnut vanilla soup , a first cour...

Oxtails in coconut milk... and the art of slow living

  Sitting at my dining room table with my pile of cookbooks, I make the menu for the coming week. My mind is racing, there's work, deadl...

Planes, trains, automobiles... and chicken with French cheese!

    This week, we made our way from Greece to Lille in Northern France. Talk about a change of scenery! From 90° to 65°, from sand & whi...

Be somebody... have a Cornish game hen

We all want to be somebody, don’t we? Especially when we’re kids. We want to show we can do things on our own. Be useful. Have purpose. Be o...