Life & Style. Chef's Corner

Appetizers

Carrot Soup with Orange

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Main Courses

Poulet Chasseur / Chicken Sauté Chasseur

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Dessert

FRAISES A LA BORDELAISE

STRAWBERRIES, BORDEAUX-STYLE

These wine-steeped strawberries are delicious with vanilla ice cream, or simply garnished with a sprig of mint.

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FRENCH KITCHEN WITH SUSAN HERMANN-LOOMIS

Perfect Melon and More

The Macaron Wars

The tender, chewy macaron has been a mainstay of French pastry since Henri II's queen Catherine de Medici introduced the Florentine delicacy in the mid-16th century.

Asparagus Arrives

They're here!!!!! Those fat, white stalks of asparagus that send most French gastronomes into a frenzy arrived just a short couple of weeks ago.

Cheering for Chard

Swiss chard, which the French call blettes, can be turned into soup, braised, added to an omelet, or folded into a béchamel.

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