Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
In a sunlit kitchen in Lyon, amid laughter and the clatter of utensils, Gail and I discovered just how extraordinary simplicity can be. As part of a French cooking class, …
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Sweet Memories in Every Bite: Our French Strawberry Tart Adventure
As our riverboat journey ended, Gail and I spent a few blissful days exploring the old town of Lyon. Wandering through its winding streets, we soaked up its rich history …
Cordon Bleu & Beyond: A Culinary Adventure in Lyon
When Gail and I travel, we aren’t just sightseeing—we’re taste-seeing. Food is the lens through which we experience new cultures, and Lyon, the culinary capital of France, offered an irresistible …
Self-Seeding Vegetables and Herbs
Have you ever gotten so overwhelmed with a cherry tomato plant that you let it go, and then the next spring you had a million little cherry tomato plants trying …
Why Asparagus Takes So Long to Harvest
Picture harvesting fresh asparagus spears from your garden just as the sun pops its head up in the spring - it's a gardener's dream that requires a gardener's greatest virtue: …
What to Plant in April in USDA Zones 4-6
There's something quietly thrilling about those first April mornings in the garden. After what feels like an endless winter of thumbing through seed catalogs and sketching garden plans on scraps …
10 Easy DIY Garden Tools You Can Make
There's an anonymous quote out there about gardening that says, "gardening is cheaper than therapy, and you get tomatoes." I don't know about you, but gardening is definitely my most …
Unconnected Thoughts on Gardening
A few weeks ago, in a burst of ambition and historical culture, Randy and I took the kids on a week-long vacation to Washington, D.C. We had a high old …
Ring My Bell (Peppers): This Quinoa Casserole is Hot, Hot, Hot!
I'll be honest with you, this isn't usually the recipe I pick out of a hat, but let me tell you, I have made this at least three more times …
Quinoa Believe It’s Not Chicken Parm!
You know those recipes that make you feel like a culinary genius even though they're secretly super easy? This is that dish. This Chicken Parmesan Quinoa Bake features golden-brown, Parmesan-crusted …
