A wonderful friend of mine asked me the other day to give her a list of items that I felt should be staples on the shelf of someone who wanted to move beyond homestyle cooking. Staples for the adventurous pantry, items that add that little bit of Shazaam to your meals. I gave her a few ideas and then told her  would post the rest.
I am not sure the foodies are genetically different from other people. I have a hunch that it has to do with many things but that eating a variety of foods while you are growing up …read more

I don’t know if you have seen it but Food Network has come out with a magazine that has, as far as I am concerned, a lot of potential.
I have been a Bon Appetit fan for over 20 years, starting my first subscription in 1980 or 81.  I never really liked Gourmet, Cooking Light or any of the others,Bon Appetit was my go to cooking magazine always.
Well, other than the brief romance that I had with Vegetarian Times.  It was, sadly, doomed to failure when they were increasingly aligned with PETA and PETA was increasingly radical.

When Tess sent me the copy of Secret Suppers she also sent a fascinating book called Cooking with Les Dames D’Escoffier.

 
A few weeks ago Alex from Isle de France contacted me to see if I was interested in reviewing a sample of one of their cheeses.  How fast can a person type, “YES!”?
Pretty stinkin’ fast…..