Lunch in a French home
After our visit to Chateau du Chenonceau (Chenonceau), we were taken to lunch at the private home of a husband and wife who are avid gardeners. We’d had a bit of rain earlier that morning and it was a cool … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Weekend Cooking
Book Review: Paris, My Sweet by Amy Thomas
Book: Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas Genre: Memoir Publisher: Sourcebooks Publication date: 2012 Pages: 280 (according to Goodreads) Source: Purchased e-book Summary: Amy Thomas leaves her favorite city, New York, … Continue reading →
Potager du Roi for Weekend Cooking
I wrote about the Potager du Roi, the kitchen garden of the king at Versailles, on Monday with photos: Potager du Roi, Versailles, France. But I forgot to mention something that the Weekend Cooking crowd will want to know. What happens … Continue reading →
Breakfast in France
According to the books and other things I read, the French typically have toast and a cup of coffee or a pastry with tea for breakfast. The buffet breakfasts at our hotels provided much more selection than that but were … Continue reading →
Book Review: French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
Book: French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano Genre: Self help Publisher: Borzoi Books Publication date: 2005 Pages: 263 Source: Library Summary: The French paradox: dine on Duck à l’Orange and goat cheese, eat chocolate and croissants, and drink wine and champagne while staying slim and healthy. Mireille … Continue reading →
Book Review: Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss (Part 1)
Book: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Random House Publication date: 2013 Pages: 446 Source: Library Summary: Michael Moss, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2010 for research and writing about food safety issues, … Continue reading →
Weekend Cooking: Heart Health in February
Weekend Cooking readers may remember that I’ve focused on heart health previously in February. I took some of that experience and turned it into a piece for the Huffington Post. Check it out here: A Librarian’s Tips for a Healthy Heart. … Continue reading →
Book Review: Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis
Book: Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back by Ann Vileisis Genre: history, food Publisher: Shearwater Books Publication date: 2010 Pages: 332 Source: Library Summary: In the form … Continue reading →
Book Review: Thin for Life by Anne Fletcher
Book: Thin for Life: 10 Keys to Succes from People who have Lost Weight and Kept it Off by Anne M. Fletcher Genre: health Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Publication date: 2003 (revised and updated from 1994) Pages: 415 Source: Purchased Summary: Anne Fletcher, registered dietitian and author of Thin … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Game On Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson
Book: The Game On Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson Genre: diet Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 2009 Pages: 299 Source: Purchased as an ebook Summary: The Game On Diet is a diet presented as a game for two or more teams … Continue reading →