Would you believe I began writing The Kasbah Chronicles and this website in 2010 or 2011... It's time for a major update. I love feedback. Keep in touch! Please bear with me. It is really coming. Thank you so much for remaining a reader.

I am thrilled and flattered to have been awarded THIRD PLACE Best In The World. GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS Culinary History category. For that I have to thank friends, readers, testers, editors and assistants and especially my superhuman husband (who passed away...

Aigre Doux : Carnet de Guerre du Dr. Prosper Lévy-Neymarck suivi de Douceurs Pâtissières de Blanche Lévy-Neymarck Chers amis francophones: Je suis ravie de vous faire savoir que Bruno Malthet, editeur du Petit Catalaunien Illustré à Châlons-en-Champagne a publié une...

Life has been a whirlwind for a number of reason for the past 5 months, and Bitter Sweet is garnering reviews in French newspapers. I was able to go to France at the beginning of May 2023, on a trip I had been planning for 2 years. Covid put a crimp in my plans, but I...

What a lovely surprise to wake up to this e-mail on December 1, 2019 From M. Edouard Cointreau, founder, World Cookbook Awards: "Le riad au bord de l´oued  is the Winner for Morocco in the Gourmand World Awards in the category B12 Translation . You now qualify to...

Le  Creuset Outlet Store at the Carlsbad Company Stores went all out to make my cooking demonstration a SMASH on Nov. 18th, 2016.Look who dropped by! Told you these events were fun (and you get to eat samples, as well!)

Kitty in the media: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/explore-flowers-as-food-b99713063z1-377972191.html Alpha Phi magazine: https://issuu.com/alphaphiintl/docs/2016spring/1 Missed the show on Edible Flowers on San Diego's CW...