Autumn Poached Pear & Endive Salad with Blue Cheese and Walnuts Weekend road trips to Italy always lead to new experiments in my kitchen. Thanks to the simplicity of Italian food I can usually recreate culinary adventures from down south back home in Geneva. When I’m inspired by a dish […]
Happy first day of Fall! There’s something refreshing about the change of seasons. As much as I hate to see Summer end, Fall is one of my favorite times of year. I love the crisp, cool air and the colors in the trees. It’s the perfect running weather and also […]
This is my absolute favorite summer salad. I’ve been making this satisfying creation regularly ever since being inspired by a similar lunch that I enjoyed at the Portland Farmers Market about 6 years ago (I never forget an amazing combo of fresh ingredients). This recipe always reminds me of our […]
I wish I had an Italian grandma with a worn-out kitchen full of copper pans, wooden utensils and barely legible old family recipes. Italians truly live and breathe food. Give an Italian four ingredients and they can concoct the most amazing meal, as long as one of those ingredients is […]
On Sunday I went to the farmer’s market in Collonges, a petite ville on the border of France and Switzerland, to stock up on Spring’s edible offerings. I returned home with more produce than what we normally consume in a week. With the sun finally shining over Geneva, I got […]
I started a recipe book my senior year of high school just before I went off to college and had to fend for myself in the kitchen. Very few of the original recipes in my book I cook today, but it’s fun to go back and see which of my […]
