My neighbor has a tradition of shining pumpkins in mid-October to decorate for both the autumn season and for Halloween. Pumpkins and other fall squashes come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and make wonderful, natural decorations. They also last a long time. While the French do not celebrate ... Read More about Autumn Décor: Pumpkins
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Fresh Flowers for Fêtes
Fall flowers such as dahlias and chrysanthemums give so much color and texture to a garden and to a dining room centerpiece. Their vibrant shades of every color flower pair perfectly with whatever dinner theme you are creating. Dahlias and chrysanthemums are both fairly hearty (especially the mums) ... Read More about Fresh Flowers for Fêtes
Everything You Need to Know About French Butter
Creamy, smooth, maybe sweet, maybe salty… French Butter is the best! Most French butter is made in the regions of Normandy and Brittany. Not unlike the two regions’ rivalries about cider making or who “owns” Mont-Saint-Michel, each claims to make the best butter in France. They both produce ... Read More about Everything You Need to Know About French Butter
Guest Blog Post: Cooking Ooh la la! with Katie Leonard
“Could you make those olive cookies again?” My husband loves cookies. We usually stay in safe chocolate chip or oatmeal scotchie territory, but on this particular day I was feeling like something different. I opened a new cookbook and fell upon a page with scourtins, a kind of sweet shortbread ... Read More about Guest Blog Post: Cooking Ooh la la! with Katie Leonard
Book Signing Event: Inkwell Home Store
I am thrilled to tell you that the Inkwell Home Store in Corvallis, Oregon will start carrying my book as of September 25th! The Inkwell is a local upscale home store with fabulous kitchen items. I love to spend an hour poking around the cooking section, where I usually find something I can’t ... Read More about Book Signing Event: Inkwell Home Store
