As my readers know, I live and work in Florence. My husband and I live here with our two children. I will resume posting here to keep my global friends and family up to date with our Italian news on the ground. Two months ago,

Close your eyes and nibble one of these madeleines to escape the lot of a beautiful woman who took a moral shortcut to America, opting for wealth and ease. Let the uncomplicated flavor return you to a simpler life, in the capital of a modest

The Trump Pot is a deceptively simple recipe – much like our immediate past three or four years of history. It must have been more complicated, no? How did we possibly get to this point? Treachery and cunning? Not at all. Simple cruelty and greed.

You’ll need the light hand of a well-experienced older woman to succeed at these delicate favorites. Soft and chewy on the inside, crisp and golden on the outside — these are the perfect macrons. Servings: 1 large, or about 40 small macrons  Prep Time: 2

Sessions is gone, but his cookies live on. If the U.S. is anything like the UK, his image will probably be rehabilitated soon enough. We have not seen the la-yust of him. INGREDIENTS 1 old, white, Southern man with drawl (b. <1950 CE) 1 package

Are you looking for a bland, doughy recipe, delicious when properly executed but when sloppily done – eh. We give you Kushner Profiteroles. Seriously, what does this guy think he’s doing on the global stage making any kind of statement or decision, much less brokering

Pride goeth before a fall. Here’s a brief imagining of how I would like to see certain administration officials tender their resignation, and what that might look like. Note: imagining is purely metaphorical. INGREDIENTS 12 resignation tenders, rinsed and patted dry Salt and pepper to

Liberally ladle this cloying sauce over any prepared dish to immediately ruin it.  Farage Sauce INGREDIENTS ½ c. cowardice  2 T. German ancestry 1 t. halitosis ¼ t. overt racism ½ t. lies ¼ t. global mobility ¼ t. hypocrisy ¼ t. dementia  Combine the

I had a lovely intro for this larger piece all written up and forgot to post it before I put up Michael Cohen Meringue! Well, here it is. If you’d like the recipe for Farage Sauce, it’s coming up next. You’ll want to liberally ladle