Food Wonk

The complete jars of pepper jelly. What to do with a bumper crop of habanero peppers? Make hot pepper jelly. And oh my goodness!  This...

Mornay sauce over steamed veggies I created this blog because I love to cook and I wanted my daughter to have easy access to my recipes ...

Salad with french mustard vinaigrette I absolutely loved the mustard vinaigrette we had on our salads in France. It was amazing.  Since ...

Les Saint-Jacques à la Nantaise Here is my first attempt at translating and adapting a French recipe. I decided to make coquilles St.-Ja...

My lavender The ice cream in France (and Italy) is out of this world good.  What struck me about the ice cream in France (other than t...

Cushaw squash in the field (my foot for reference) You may not know this about me- I am a master gardener intern. I have wanted to do th...

It is a little messy but it is so good We are still on our healthy eating "lifestyle" changing guidelines.  I really enjoy our...