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The Highlight of My Trip to Europe
Well, you can tell by the look on my face that I am a happy camper. On the last day of our shoot for Season 15 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” we visited the Golden Guernsey Goats in Guernsey https://www.visitguernsey.com/experiences/activities/golden-guernsey-goats-farm/ and the goat keeper, Peter Girard, offered to let me hold a…
The Best (Alcoholic) Chocolate Covered Cherries!
Who knew Bordeaux France was not only known for its wine but also for its incredible sweets? I got to taste a few of them while shooting Season 15 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals.” While in Bordeaux we checked out an amazing chocolate shop called Saunion where the specialty were these…
The Oysters of Cancale!
In Cancale, a charming seaside town near St. Malo, I got to taste two of the local oysters at the oyster market. The flat oysters in the photo are called Cancale flats (I know them as Belon) and the other oysters are called Pacific oysters. The woman who sold them…
The Francesinha Sandwich
Just got back from Europe shooting Season 15 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and here’s one of the first things I learned to make in Oporto Portugal – a sort of alcholic Dagwood sandwich called a Francesinha, a take on the French Croque Monsieur. It’s an assortment of meats stuffed between…
I Got to Hang Out with the Sheep
While we were shooting “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” we stopped in Bilbao, Spain to be educated about sheep herding and cheese making. I learned two things while standing in the very wet muddy field: 1. If you give sheep a bottle of milk, they will come and 2. Sheep like to…
Food, Fashion, Flappers + Waldorf Salad
One of my favorite Substacks is “Time Travel Kitchen,” written by an old friend of mine Jolene Handy. She writes about culinary history, often focusing on Chicago, her current home town, in a most delightful way. If you need a little light, fun, informative reading embellished with some excellent…
White Bean + Greens Soup with Bread Dumplings
This tasty, hearty, soup for supper featuring ridiculously simple bread dumplings will be part of the recipe line up in “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” Season 15 which starts airing around the country on PBS this October. I’ll let you know then where you can find it in your town. Stay tuned.
Scallion Crepes with Egg
Sneak peak at another recipe featured on “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” Season 15: Taiwanese Dian Biang (scallion crepe with egg), from my Culinary Producer, Jeannie Chen. So tasty and so easy – perfect candidate for breakfast for dinner. You must tune in to the new season which starts airing in October.
Its Cherry Blossom Season!!
Hey all you New Yorkers, you should make a point to get yourself to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the next week because the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The Husband and I went a few days ago and it was absolutely breathtaking! https://www.bbg.org/
The Perfect Summer Cookbook!
Donna Hay’s new cookbook, “Sunshine, Lemons and Sea Salt,” lands in bookstores today, just in time for summer. It features all your favorite summer ingredients starting with lemon. If you need a distraction and want to dream about a future vacation this is the book for you. I am definitely going…