Is your breakfast costing you your health?

Is your breakfast costing you your health?

You may have seen the recent New York Times magazine article featuring what kids eat for breakfast around the world. I was so proud to see Turkey (my home country) being featured since well Turkish breakfast is one of those things that I think should be nominated for...
Slow Cooker Lamb Tajine

Slow Cooker Lamb Tajine

I often get asked about how to find grass-fed meat here in France, usually by expats who have lost their nutritional bearings when moving countries. There’s really no easy answer since organic does not at all guarantee that your meat will be exclusively...
Simple Non-Toxic Body Butter

Simple Non-Toxic Body Butter

I’ve had super dry skin for as long as I can remember. This meant that I used to always seek out the thickest creamiest body cream that I could find, and for years that was heavy-duty Nivea body lotion or other supermarket brands. Until one day when I heard...
Claudia Roden’s Orange and Almond Cake

Claudia Roden’s Orange and Almond Cake

I first came across this recipe in my library copy of Niki Segnit’s The Flavor Thesaurus. As ambitious as the title suggests, the book attempts to categorize the whole panoply of flavors under the sun and suggests natural (if sometimes counter-intuitive) pairings....
Black Rice and Lentil Salad

Black Rice and Lentil Salad

I almost don’t want to say this lest I jinx it with the weather gods but… spring has finally sprung around these parts. And this means only one thing to all self-respecting Parisians: it’s time to get your picnic on! This is the time of year when...