Sablé is French for “sandy,” an apt description for the delicate crumbly texture of these buttery, almond-enriched cookies that originated in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France. Also known as Sablé Breton, or French…
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Fresh Oysters With Mignonette Granita
Consider the Oyster. That food writer extraordinaire M.F.K. Fisher devoted a book of this title to bivalve mollusks speaks to their undying appeal. Published in 1941, the book, full of…
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Figurative Traditions
What you notice first about the painting are the subject’s eyes. Clear blue and direct, they seem to study you as you study them. And then, there’s the graying…
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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
For all its legendary, soul-soothing status, chicken noodle soup recipes—those rich with homemade stock, fresh vegetables, herbs, and egg noodles—are rather hard to find. This classic, homemade recipe is a…
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