Until this summer, the closest I'd been to visiting Aix en Provence was dining at one of our favorite spots in Dallas. Lavendou Bistro Provencal. It's what I always imagined a cozy little bistro in Aix would be: a simple menu that's seasonal, accented with fresh herbs, and finished with [...]
Aside from being able to read a menu (well, mostly), my French is rather limited. The only phrase that really stuck was "Pain au Chocolat, s’il vous plaît?" There's just something about croissants from a Paris bakery, and I couldn't wait for my first of the trip. We'd just arrived [...]
In Midnight in Paris, Rachel McAdams' amusing but unlikeable character gripes about seeing too many "charming boulevards" and "bistros" during her short stay in the City of Light. Which, funnily enough, are two of my favorite things about Paris. I never stroll as much as I do in Paris. Instead [...]
While Will and I weren't sporting nearly enough white linen like Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson's characters did in Something's Gotta Give, we officially made our cameo in a Nancy Meyers' movie at Le Grand Colbert in Paris recently. In fact, we were seated at Diane, Jack, and Keanu Reeves' [...]
Confession: I've never watched Game of Thrones. And since we're getting personal here, I only made it through two-and-a-half episodes of Succession and half of the first season of Ted Lasso. After three scenes of The Diplomat I called it quits, but I watched every last episode of LOST. Even [...]
Little known fact: When Instagram compiles my "Top 9" photos at the end of the year, there's always a salad—sometimes two—in the mix. Yes, the salad has occasionally ranked above pics from various date nights, vacation snaps, and novels I'm loving at the moment. Apparently, there's a clandestine society of [...]
We all remember my adventure in paella-making a few weeks ago. A trained chef walked us through every step from sautéing of the Sofrito to inviting the Bomba rice to the party at the precise moment. Feeling like it would be no problem to replicate at home, I decided to [...]
When I've got the travel bug and a trip isn't on the calendar for a bit, taking a cooking class is the next best thing. I finally used the gift card I received for my birthday and decided that Spain is where I wanted to visit for the afternoon. We [...]
Compared with, say, a tangle of glistening pasta draped just so in a pretty bowl, overnight oats aren't going to win any Instagram beauty contests. But if you're looking for a quick and delicious way to begin your morning, overnight oats will definitely do the trick. I start with this [...]
Anyone who's been following my cooking adventures won't exactly be surprised that I chose Italian for our Valentine's dinner at home. What made the lemon spaghetti with shrimp and fried capers a bit unique, however, was the choice of pasta. Have you ever seen noodles this, shall-we-say, supersized? Yeah, me [...]
