I have been living in England for four years now and every Thanksgiving we host a drinks party for all our friends and neighbors because I miss the food but we cannot do the real thing just for the two of us.  So the canapes […]

As the sorrel patch in my garden produces its second or third growth I am reminded of the first time I made sorrel soup with Adrienne.  We cut mountains of sorrel in the morning and sat together at the kitchen table stripping out the thick […]

This recipe for Kubaneh Bread – Yemeni Pull-Apart Rolls – is not from the Cooking with Adrienne book but I am sharing it for the Food For Thought campaign.  First, because I know Adrienne would love it and second, I thought it would be the perfect thing to […]

Amaze your friends with this easy and delish recipe for homemade hummus and help support the Food For Thought campaign to support those with FTD Dementia – Adrienne’s Dementia. Support Food For Thought I never knew how easy it was to make homemade hummus but […]

Michel Guerard’s recipe for a delicious and easy warm tomato tart is the perfect way to use up the last of the summer tomatoes and basil.   Adrienne loved Michel’s food and loved tomatoes – so this is a match made in heaven! I think plum […]

The recipe for Tartare de Legumes or Cool Summer Vegetables is a take on guacamole and a wonderful way to serve fresh summer produce with very little effort.  It comes via Bistrot des Halles, a traditional French restaurant located near what was the old food market in ‘the […]

Adrienne made these lovely menu cards for many of her dinner parties in the late Sixties and Seventies.  As I looked through them I noticed there was a salmon dish that appeared regularly but which Adrienne and I had never made together: Mousseline de Saumon. After a bit of […]

I first had a Pissaladière Niçoise at the restaurant Le Nid d’Aigle, in the mountains above Nice. I loved it and not just because of the picturesque moment captured in the photo!  When I returned (solo) from my escapade I made it  for Adrienne and it became one of our favorites. […]