I love making Friday night feel like the weekend has really started. In fact, if I do it really well, it almost feels like a 3-day weekend. I guess it’s sort of a throw back to school days. Monday through Thursday was always after-school homework and chores, but...
We all have our superpowers. Mine, besides knowing what day something I’m expecting will show up in the mail and making ideal parking spots materialize, is being able to throw a meal together when there’s “nothing in the house,” even if guests show up unexpectedly. It...
I love cooking for my friends, don’t you? It’s a chance to be creative. To be well-fed. To welcome people into your home. And if it all goes to hell in a hand basket, you can order pizza. A few weeks ago was one of those opportunities, and I had a blast cooking a...
Couldn’t you just shout it from the rooftops, Oprah-style? I. LOVE. BREAD!!!! There’s almost nothing that smells better than fresh bread baking in the oven. Then there’s that feel of a warm baguette in your hand. The crackle of the crust. Watching the butter instantly...
There’s nothing like a healthy breakfast. And this, my friends, is nothing like a healthy breakfast. This decadent breakfast is my family’s favorite. It’s Croissant. It’s French toast. What could be more French? The simple custard mixture (the egg-y part)...
I had always shunned eating anything that could be found crawling in my garden, until one day walking back from a visit to the Louvre, my husband and I stopped for a little lunch. I ordered French onion soup and he ordered escargot. I think I made him trade with me....
Bonjour! Je suis Kelley
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