Last week I raved about the recipe for gougères in Dorie Greenspan's award-winning cookbook, Around My French Table. The only thing missing from this excellent book is a comprehensive, well-written glossary like those found in Dorie's other cookbooks. Happily, she just debuted a full glossary of French home cooking on her website, and even if you don't own the book, it is worth checking out. More

A friend's celebratory Champagne party inspired me to make gougères, though I had never made them before, and I was a little intimidated by pâte à choux. But armed with a recipe from Dorie Greenspan, I had a feeling they would work out. And boy, did they. More

Just because the 4th of July weekend is over doesn't mean our look at quick and easy celebratory cocktails has to end. After all, Bastille Day's just around the corner, storming in next Thursday, July 14th. Here's a light and lovely 3-ingredient cocktail to toast the occasion: the Liberté featuring the summery, citrusy apéritif, Lillet Blanc. More

A good friend of mine had a baby, her second, on Mother's Day. I don't know about you, but I like to cook for people when they have babies. Is this a dying tradition? When I had my daughter, I assumed people would be bringing lots of food, but it wasn't exactly a parade of casseroles. We ended up eating a lot of take-out. It shouldn't be that way.

My friend lived in Paris for years and since I know that Boeuf Bourguignon is one of her favorite dishes, I decided that this was the meal I should carry around the corner to her apartment. It's hearty, reminiscent of the good life in Paris, and gets better day after day. In other words, the perfect birthday dish for a hungry Francophile new mom.

So I turned to my grease-splattered Essential New York Times Cookbook, and discovered that it had not one but two Boeuf Bourguignon recipes. Score. More

The advent of spring sends me straight for this tea time snack. Radish toasts are easy to throw together for one person or assemble en masse for the most fancy of weekend gatherings. Radishes, nice butter, quality flake salt, snips of fresh parsley and a just-baked ficelle, life doesn't get much better. Have you tried this wonderful pairing of delicate flavors and textures? More

Shirred eggs, or oeufs en cocotte as they are known in France, accompanied by toast soldiers (thinly-sliced sections of toast) are one of the most glamorous, velvety breakfast dishes around. Once you go shirred, you'll never fry an egg again! Why make such a bold claim? Read on to find out. More

Imagine yourself bathed in Springtime sun, people-watching, a glass of crisp white wine in hand, at a chic little bistro in the Marais in Paris. When your lunch appears, there's a simple, vegetable pie accompanied by a small green salad and baguette. Want to make this pie at home with minimal effort and maximal rewards? More

What do our fellow bloggers, writers, and online friends eat, first thing in the morning? We are asking some friends to share their favorite morning nourishment with us. I will cook and eat it too, and bring you their thoughts on what to eat first thing in the morning.

When Clotilde agreed to contribute a recipe to this series, I was absolutely thrilled. Her recipe for a surprisingly simple French bread pudding from the Alsace region of France is every bit as glorious as I anticipated, coming from this long-time food blogger and cookbook author. More

What do our fellow bloggers, writers, and online friends eat, first thing in the morning? We are asking some friends to share their favorite morning nourishment with us. I will cook and eat it too, and bring you their thoughts on what to eat first thing in the morning. Here's David with the perfect French breakfast.

David Lebovitz's eponymous blog is one of the wittiest, insightful, delicious food blogs around. Join us in digging into a simple, yet extraordinary, way of eating toast. Warning: This breakfast might become your favorite any-time-of-day-I'm-feeling-slightly-peckish snack. More

What do our fellow bloggers, writers, and online friends eat, first thing in the morning? We are asking some friends to share their favorite morning nourishment with us. I will cook and eat it too, and bring you their thoughts on what to eat first thing in the morning. Here's Anne of Pret a Voyager.

Ooh la la! This elegant breakfast left me feeling fabulous all morning long. Anne shares with us her formula for the perfect tartine, and, oh yeah, this equation involves a French radio station! Oui, I'm rocking out as I type this . . . More