A Salade Nicoise is a classic French salad named after its birth city of Nice (pronounced neese). I have always loved it for sentimental reasons, but it’s perfect hot-weather fare because every ingredient can be prepared in advance and kept cool, and then you simply assemble the plate. It’s crunchy and salty and zippy, andContinue reading “Salade Nicoise”
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My Love for France
I was 17 for my first trip to France, the summer before my senior year of high school, when a beloved French teacher arranged for her french language students her annual two-week trip to France. We covered an impressive amount of territory: starting in Paris, heading north to Normandy and the American Cemetery, west toContinue reading “My Love for France”
Cheese room at Daylesford
On a recent trip to London and the Cotswolds, I was happy to be taken to the lovely Daylesford Organic Farm in Gloucestershire. This is one corner of their tempting, beautiful cheese room.
Collier's Market 