Thank you for your comments and encouragement! I am going to try them again when I am back in France. My goal is to make savory French Macarons. I had them once and, since then,  have been tempted to make…

      We did it! We made those pesky French macarons with French buttercream. We made them four times in a row. Trying to perfect it takes time and patience. The first batch was not perfect, but they tasted just…

My niece Maci and I are making macaroons. The first attempt at making them was a sweet, delicious challenge. The macaroons were not perfect, though the French lemon butter cream was worth the pounds gained. We are trying again this…

  I’m a cornbread fan, the kind that is made in a skillet and served crumbled on top of chili beans or hot out of the pan. But the cornmeal has to be coarse.  Here’s one of my favorite recipes…

Thirty years ago, this is how everybody dressed to go to the bakery. Nobody wore sneakers. Everybody wore high heels, and thank goodness that has changed. I liked how it looked but not how it felt. Cobblestones ruined plenty of…