Updated July 2, 2018 (perfect timing for your 4th of July celebration, right?!) This one is from the archives but so relevant on these particularly hot summer days we are having here in Connecticut! These hot summer days have me craving for refreshing all-in-one-meal salads! That's because, for one,  I don't feel like cooking much when it's hot (!) and also because ... Read More »

FROM THE ARCHIVES......Just in time for Passover! If you don't mind stepping away from the traditional macaroons or chocolate-covered matzah for the occasion, then I have a bunch of lovely alternatives for you! This is also a nice opportunity to direct those of you who are gluten-sensitive to some of my favorite desserts of all, for the rest of the ... Read More »

I love to repost this message every so often especially around the holiday season. I find it empowering and I hope you will too! You all know the "drill" about Cuisinicity: It is all about Love of gathering around a festive table; love of good food, and good health; love of our planet; it is about loving food that loves you back! ....of course those are not marching ... Read More »

Now that Spring is here, it's time to freshen up with those wonderful light salads that you can just whip up without a thought!  Also, if you want to shed those extra pounds winter may have brought on, this is a straightforward way to do it! This week, I am keeping it very simple. I just want to throw out ideas for what a basic "clean" salad can be--we are not talking ... Read More »

UPDATED NOVEMBER 13, 2016 I had the pleasure of being in beautiful California Napa wine country last weekend for a conference at the Culinary Institute of America, so it is only fitting that I should bring back one of my favorite "accents" in my Cuisinicity recipes...WINE! I have said it before: I LOVE to cook with wine! It’s no surprise, of course; wine has been a staple ... Read More »

UPDATED ON 10/14/2016 with my husband's position on Sugar, a manifesto of sorts (click here)! ...same as it ever was, and of course, Cuisinicity is right in line with him!  Put sugar in its place! ...and I mean that quite literally! One of the key governing principles for good cooking and healthy eating is the idea of a place for everything and everything in its ... Read More »

UPDATED January 19, 2017: I'll be honest, I decided to re-post this blog from last year verbatim, because I don't have time to write a brand new one as I am about to go back to France to visit my Mom and won't have access to my computer. I just didn't want you to wonder why I "disappeared"!  Everything I said last year holds true so if you have the time,  I think this ... Read More »