If you have never tasted a braised vegetable, you'll find it is a revelation.

The kitchen, reasonably enough, was the scene of my first gastronomic adventure. I was on all fours. I crawled into the vegetable bin, settled on a giant onion and ate it, skin and all. It must have marked me for life, for I have never ceased to love the hearty flavor of raw onions.

Too many simple green salads suffer from a lack of imagination.

I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.

The roe of the Russian sturgeon has probably been present at more important international affairs than have all the Russian dignitaries of history combined. This seemingly simple article of diet has taken its place in the world along with pearls, sables, old silver, and Cellini cups.

Nothing is quite as intoxicating as the smell of bacon frying in the morning, save perhaps the smell of coffee brewing.

I am so happy to see more and more people in this country are becoming addicted to cheese.