My bags are packed and I’m ready to board the plane to France.  We have been planning our trip for so long that it is hard to believe departure day is almost here.  We have so many wonderful things planned and I can’t wait to...

I’ve eaten cinnamon toast since I was a little girl.  My mom probably gave me slices of it when I was still in a high chair.  It never occurred to me that there are numerous ways that bread, butter, cinnamon and sugar can be assemb...

For the most part I am usually happy with new recipes I try, but last week I had one of those streaks when nothing worked.  It was probably something I was doing  and by the fourth flop I decided to turn to one of my favorite cooks, Ina ...

I get very nostalgic when I remember my mom working in her kitchen.  She took so much pride in the beautiful meals she prepared and always spent a lot of time planning menus that would appeal to whomever was coming for dinner.  She loved...

This is a very happy blogging day for me here at Wives with Knives because my friend Chris invited me to write a guest post for her blog, The Café Sucré Farine.   If you know Chris and are already familiar with her beautiful blog you kno...