Summer is the best time to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables! I think I can squeeze in one more favorite summer salad before the season is officially over. I love this salad because it includes one of my favorite summer fruits, nectarines. I simply cannot get enough of these ripe sweet and tart stone fruits ... Read more
When it's hot outside, sometimes you need to shake up a cold drink! Nothing says summertime quite like my Blackberry Balerine Martini. Several years ago, we discovered one of our now favorite restaurants, Fachini, located at Highland Park Village. It's the kind of place that always promises excellent food and a really good time. On ... Read more
Remembering Paris- 2 Books This fall, I'm recommending 2 book titles for your reading pleasure. The first is Earnest Hemmingway's A Moveable Feast and the second, is set in the same time period and subject matter, told from the perspective of Hemmingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson, written by Paula McLain, entitled The Paris Wife. Both ... Read more
Join chef Lorie Fangio and New York Time Bestselling Author Janice MacLeod for: Dear Paris A live virtual cooking and book chat event. Join chef Lorie Fangio to prepare a lovely French menu with some of Janice's favorite dishes, featured in her new book. Janice will regale us with tales of Paris, everyone's favorite city, ... Read more
Many of you have contacted me over the past several weeks asking about my trips to France, my business, and my overall well-being. Thank you for that; your kindness has meant more to me than you will ever know. The truth is, until now, I have not been able to talk or write about it. ... Read more
Join me for A Day of Dior Friday, July 19th 2019- 8 tickets still available! In 1946 Christian Dior established his fashion house at 30, Avenue Montaigne and it still remains there today. I take great delight in retracing Christian Dior's footsteps as I head out with my Paris groups, we pass this address on our ... Read more
I will be traveling with my 2019 group to Paris very soon. Before we go, I always send my list of "Paris Essentials" to my travels. As I was checking and refining the list, I started thinking about packing. When I head to France, I am often gone over 3 weeks at a time. I ... Read more
Tune into Fox 4 KDFW, tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13th about 9:40 to see ME cooking LIVE with the morning crew! I'll show you how to host a Romantic Date Night, just in time for Valentine's Day! Instead of fighting crowds this year, opt to stay in with this mouthwatering menu. Pan seared Pork Chops with Apple ... Read more
The River Seine, (pronounced like sin) gets its name from the Latin word Sequana; the Gallo-Roman goddess of the river. The Seine runs through Paris splitting in in half, on one side, the right bank and on the other the left. The river snakes through the city making it hard to determine which side you're ... Read more
We all have a Bucket List, things we are dreaming of doing... While registration for A Taste of Paris 2019 travel is open, I am exploring a simple question with past ATOP travelers; "Why France?" It has been really fun to read the responses from so many wonderful people that have trusted me with ... Read more
