July 2014

I have friends who are brilliant with flowers –every arrangement seems fresh and surprisingly beautiful. Me?  Not so much. I struggle a bit in the floral design department, and so I’ve developed a formula that helps me put together flowers for the dinner table with a minimum of head-scratching and anxiety. Here’s a short video […]

Julia’s birthday is approaching, and I’ve started to think about an activity that would be fun for her party guests.  Six year-olds have probably outgrown these conical hats that were a hit four years ago, but maybe they could decorate some more grown-up headgear –berets, baseball caps, or boaters?  Seems like that could could be […]

Here’s another meal you can make in 15 minutes with just five ingredients (in addition to salt, pepper, and basic cooking fats): mussels with a delicious, aromatic sauce of white wine and herbs or Moules à la Marinière, if you want to get all French about it.  The dish is as elegant as it is […]