Like many friends and family, I’ve been working lately at how best to cook from my pantry stores. Almost serendipitously, I ran across a recipe for Monastery Soup while reading Caroline Eden’s latest book Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes Through Darkness and Light. Before I–Read more

We recently had the good fortune to explore Paris as well as small towns in Normandy for a few days. During our travels we saw chalkboards at many cafés and brasseries advertising each day’s specials. Because of the chilly weather, we frequently spotted eateries offering–Read more

On chilly winter days, a bowl of garnet-colored tomato soup is a treat. It brightens the table as well as our spirits. This soup offers the warm taste of roasted tomatoes along with a bit of spice from two types of peppers. Creamy despite having–Read more

It all started with beautiful chard at the grocery store.  When I saw that bunch of greens, I knew it needed to come home with me and jump into action via minestrone. Beginning the new year with a warming soup fills the house with the–Read more

While the pastel colors of dyed eggs this time of year are one common association with the arrival of March and April, the linking of spring and green hues is even stronger. In the April 1986 issue of Bon Appétit, the RSVP column answered a reader’s–Read more