The Good Life

  • Macarons, Anyone?

    Macarons seem to be Having A Moment, and rightly so. They are the Faerie Princess of Pastries…light, delicate, just a bit frivolous and often whimsically…

  • Perfect Holiday Party Recipe

    It’s the first Tuesday of December (yikes, December already!!!) and this month’s By Invitation Only theme is to share our idea of perfect holiday party….

  • Good Morning, Las Vegas…

    After a sleepless Saturday night due to rowdy nightclub noise until 4:30am, we asked to change rooms yesterday, and were upgraded a bit. The new…

  • Sweet Treat To Beat The Heat

    Mes amis, these are seriously good. As in, OMG. At 80-90 calories and 2 Weight Watchers points each, these satisfy the need for something sweet, creamy and…

  • In Season, In Progress

    Tell me that when you bite into that first cherry of the season and spit out the pit, you don’t flash, even for a moment,…

  • Resume The Regime

    “A Proper Breakfast” As in le regime, or the healthy eating habits I’ve worked so hard to establish over the last few months. I do my…

  • Food and More Travel Prep

    Artichokes at the marché in Aix-en-Provence Ever since seeing these gorgeous purple artichokes at the farmer’s market in Aix-en-Provence last year, I’ve been on the…