Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
Le Terrine: An Acquired Taste
I want to talk about Terrines, because le Français love these slow cooked delicacies and I myself find them beautiful but inedible. If there’s one thing I love… Read More »
Radicchio Rose
Every Parisian thinks that the arrondissment that they live in is the best–including me. I happen to know for certain that the 17th is the very BEST arrondissment… Read More »
Le Cordon Bleu End of Week One
One week down and 7 more to go! We’re preparing regional recipes of France and making all the famous traditional dishes from each area. The most exciting demonstration… Read More »
Cinderella at Le Cinq
The experience I had at Le Cinq, the three star restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel in Paris, can only be described as ethereal. My husband and I… Read More »
Back at Le Cordon Bleu
Today was my first official day back at le Cordon Bleu for my intermediate cuisine course. Fifty-four people in the class…yikes!!!! I thought it was going to be… Read More »
2006 RESOLUTIONS!
1. Get that Parisian anorexic look even if it kills me. 2. Stop drinking so much wine….or stop caring that I drink so much wine. 3. Start smoking… Read More »
Paris in SF?
I came home to San Francisco from Paris craving spicy mexican food, sushi, and Bay Area fusion but, instead I keep ending up at French restuarants. I don’t… Read More »
California Christmas Eve
It’s good to be home for the holidays to see friends and family and EAT! Bay Area food is delicious– fresh, organic, seasonal, technically challenging, exciting to the… Read More »
Airport Security…Ho, Ho, Ho
It’s the 23rd and I’m writing this from United’s economy section leaving Paris and headed to San Francisco via Chicago. No, not posting it (that would be impossible),… Read More »
Unique Paris Presents
In search of gifts that my husband and I could easily pack on our trip back to S.F. we spent today scouring Paris for small unique presents. No… Read More »
Graduation from Le Cordon Bleu
The test results are in and I am officially graduated from my basic cuisine and pastry courses! We had a fun graduation catered by the cuisine and pastry… Read More »
Final Cooking Exam
Whew-hoo!!! Final cooking exam over!!! I woke up early this morning and ironed my uniform, had a cup of coffee, showered, put on make-up (I’ve been ragged lately),… Read More »
