Archive for December, 2008


Great cooking gifts for $30 (or less)

Friday, December 12th, 2008

With Christmas only twelve days away (YIKES), perhaps you, like me, need to pick up some speed on the shopping front.  Voila, here are this year’s Cooking-the-Books-approved suggestions for five gourmet gifts under $30.

Thanksgiving in La France “profonde”

Monday, December 1st, 2008

They call it la France profonde, meaning “deep France,” and indeed being in Aveyron is a bit like stepping deep into another world, or maybe another time. The weekly village market at Espalion is like a party — everyone knows each other and exchanges three-cheeked kisses before defrosting over a glass of vin chaud. Butterscotch-colored cows [...]