Chocolate fairs, chocolate shows, chocolate contests, chocolate magazines, you name it, we have it in France when it comes to chocolate....

This beauty satin oil also nourishes your skin because it contains 51% of Tahitian sacred monoi oil. As a result, it is not just a fun...

For most, cooking and beauty are two very different topics. For me, there is a real common thread between the two...

So, what exactly is the difference between herbs and spices? First let’s start with the herbs, the leaves of the plant such as basil, sage,

Whatever you are cooking or baking, whether it will be oh so fancy, or really basic, should be pleasing to the eye and could even be totally

You can easily show off without much trouble. I can help you stay on budget, fix a three-course, balanced and awesome French dinner in...

Chocolate Cake… Chocolate Torte… Both can look the same even though a cake is usually thicker than a torte. It is not until you take...

Soups are easy to do and good for you. They can be light; they can be hearty – You choose. When I had my restaurant, people loved my...

Have you noticed how heavy most of the ham that we buy as lunch meat here in America is? It usually and regrettably is full of salt,...

If you have read my blog titled “Just a bunch of old wives’ tales”, I know you are going to think that I am totally obsessed with...

Chocolate truffles are everywhere in France, not only during the holiday season - all year long. Chocolate fairs, chocolate shows,...

A lot of you think that “healthy” cooking cannot go with “French” cooking. Could it be a myth? If you take a look at traditional French...

You just woke up, and it is cold outside – at least in the middle of the winter in Montana! – and you are already thinking of dinner,...

Smoked salmon as an appetizer is a very traditional part of the French Christmas lunch or dinner, but it is also well received on all...

Mousseline… It almost sounds like a beautiful girl’s name, doesn’t it? Close! It is the name of a sauce in France, a rich sauce. Because...

As you walk the streets of Paris at lunch time, you pass by a bistro, a brasserie, a café, and you get a whiff of the plat du jour. You...

We buy mayonnaise without even thinking of looking at the label. Neither do we look at the label of the mustard, the oil, or the vinegar....