Chez Popine

  Why mess with a sure thing? Maybe because at least in the kitchen, there's always the possibility that a slightly better version is po...

I'm a sucker for a good appetizer, and think cocktails/wine and app parties are one of the very nice parts about being a grown up becaus...

Leaving a few flowering heads on some of the basil keeps the pollinators happy. This bumble bee was one of many that paid a visit to the bas...

Nope, not one of mine.  A few weeks we escaped our routine and played hooky. We got a takeout lunch, found a shady bench facing the Lake Har...

If it's not clear by now that I go down food rabbit holes, you haven't been picking up on trends. The strangest things can provoke a...

Gochujang gives this sloppy joe an extra bit of flavor. Warmed ground beef and sauce on a bun? Or shredded beef with not much sauce? Or some...

  I'm always in the market for fresh appetizer options to stave off food boredom, but some bear repeating. Here are three likely suspect...