French Food for Everyone le goûter (after schooll snacks) front cover by Mardi Michels

A little bit about self-publishing

You probably already know –  French Food for Everyone: le goûter (after school snacks) is available for purchase as a Kindle book or a print-on-demand paperback NOW! You can find French Food for Everyone on Amazon and don’t forget that this September and October I’ll be donating $1 per copy sold to Community Food Centres … Read more

Rousquilles on a black serving tray.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Rousquilles from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one I’m not sure I’d make again but I’m glad I tried it! Dorie says: I spotted these white-glazed ring cookies (the name means “little wheels”) the first day we were in Barcelona, bought some and then bought them every day thereafter. I’d find them … Read more

A slice of pumpkin cranberry and almond loaf on a white plate with a fork next to it.

Pumpkin cranberry and almond loaf

Hello… fall (autumn)? Hello… back-to-school (eeeeeek!)? Hello… cooler temperatures (maybe, for today at least)? Hello… routine? It’s been a while since I shared a recipe here despite the fact that I’ve been busy developing recipes behind the scenes… Today’s recipe comes from leftovers from working with canned pumpkin purée (WHY do they make those cans … Read more

French Food for Everyone le goûter (after schooll snacks) front cover by Mardi Michels

French Fridays: French Food for Everyone: le goûter (after-school snacks)

Buy French Food for Everyone on Amazon (affiliate link) Happiest of French Fridays to ME! That’s right – this week, French Food for Everyone quietly launched. Why “quietly” (it’s not like me, I will admit!)? Well, I’m new to self publishing so even though I had the wonderful LeAnna from Weller Smith Design holding my … Read more

The Pull of the Stars cover

Summer Reads: The Pull of the Stars

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. I might just be a glutton for punishment with this week’s Summer Reads choice. I mean, who chooses to read a novel about a pandemic DURING a pandemic? Uh, me (see my review of Songs for the … Read more

Dorie Greenspan's Pimento Cheese in a white bowl and spread on some crackers on a cutting board.

Cook the Book Fridays: Pimento Cheese from Everyday Dorie

I made this week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie over a month ago now but it was so good I can still taste it! Pimento Cheese isn’t something I was familiar with so I was a bit curious making it – I mean, cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise, … Read more