Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
Le Cordon Bleu Final Examination
I love Cordon Bleu – and I’m not just writing that because I’ve had three bottles of champagne (okay, maybe I have, so what, it’s Paris and I… Read More »
Artichokes Deep Fried
It’s spring and artichokes are everywhere in Paris. I’ve seen big globes the size of my head, small purple ones, you name it I’ve seen it. Artichokes have… Read More »
Yippee! I’m an Official Stagier!!!
I’ve taught theater all over the world, from India to California’s public high school system. I have always prided myself on using drama as a tool to help… Read More »
J’ai Besoin de Parler Avec le Chef!
I’ve taught theater and English all over the world, from India to California’s overcrowded public high schools. I have always prided myself on using drama as a tool… Read More »
Eat Your Peas: Sweet Pea Gnocchi
My final superior examination next week at Le Cordon Bleu. I’ve been experimenting at home with some of the ingredients, like petit pois, attempting to create original recipes…. Read More »
Final Exam Insecurity
For the last few weeks my mind has been pondering over our list of ingredients for the Final Superior Exam and Le Cordon Bleu. I finally came up… Read More »
Private Cooking Class
I had the privilege today of having two famous Paris bloggers over to my house for a little privé cooking session. I can’t tell you how honored I… Read More »
We Don’t Walk to Cordon Bleu, We Fly!!!
Yesterday we took our written exam, which nobody studied for. We tried to study, really we did, but no one was able to concentrate. The questions on the… Read More »
Le Stage, Part III
I hate to sound like one of those highly excitable teenagers, but – Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God – I got… Read More »
Pays Basque
3 days, 3 gorgeous coastal cities, and 3 unique Basque cultures: Biarritz, Hendaye, San Sebastian… Forget Nice & Cannes and come to the original Cote d’Azur for surfing,… Read More »
Laverie Automatique Part II
Back from A weekend in Basque Country, the laundromat saga continues… My husband and I did something really really naughty tonight. We brought in three huge loads of… Read More »
Le Stage, Part II
This last week and a half has been wrought with anxiety. I turned in my papers a week ago for my estage (apprenticeship) to Guy Savoy, the three… Read More »
