Compulsions can be a funny thing. Some people have a weakness for chocolate. For others, it’s cars. But for me, it’s color. Be it in nature, design, food, I often find myself drawn more to the aesthetic appeal than the actual object. But that notion was challenged as I found myself torn between two loves: [...]
There is the sweetest French pastry shop in my neighborhood called Madeleine (named after our favorite mademoiselle I presume)….
On Saturdays I treat myself to a latte and pan au chocolat. While the barista with the thick French accent prepares the coffee I always stare at the trays of macaroons. Authentic macaroons in delightful flavors [...]
As soon as the temperature drops below 50 her in New York I become an obsessed tea drinker… my current favorite blend for winter 08/09 is Yerba Mate (not because I’m some tea snob who knows anything it’s just that I’m counting on it’s label’s promise to ‘provide mental clarity, sustain physical energy and promote [...]
I’m on a peach kick. I’ve been trying lots of new recipes and eating loads of them. So delicious it tastes like summer.
Lately there has been a crispness in the evening that reminds us summer is nearing an end, but the peaches are still plentiful.
Yesterday, after a very juicy bite, I was looking at the [...]
My favorite place to shop in NYC is the farmers market at Union Square.
Fresh, colorful food is full of vitamins. Eating delicious, pesticide free food is what life is all about. A juicy peach picked that morning is what a peach should taste like.
Compose a fruit platter inspired by the color wheel and serve it with a creamy dipping sauce.
Choose golden YELLOW chunks of pineapple, ruby RED strawberries and BLUE berries for the primary colors. Add sunny ORANGE mandarin sections, PURPLE grapes and bright GREEN slices of kiwi to represent the secondary colors.
Voila! A beautiful, light dessert.
Angela of Cottage Magpie issued a call for spring green in March. Kate posted about all the wonderful submissions last week.
A cook’s favorite spring green? Tarragon.
Its fresh green color and delicate leaves are the essence of spring. It conjures up tender young shoots pushing up through the earth. Since spring is [...]
The key to unocking great taste, mouth-watering presenations and healthy meals is color.
Caron Golden shares quick tips and introduces us to colorful cooking expert Jeanne Jones in her latest article…
Read ‘Eating the Color Wheel’…
I am so thrilled that Caron Golden whose website San Diego Foodstuff was recently featured in National Geographic Traveler, has authored an article for Sensational Color.
Caron shares my love of gourmet food, cooking and of course, color! I knew I had found a kindred spirit when Caron started talking about how color serves [...]
I knew that abalone is one of the most sought-after sea ingredients in Chinese cuisine, but didn’t know that it is judged by its color – until today.
According to Michael Au Kam Wo, the award-winning chef who has spent almost a lifetime researching this mollusk, “Fresh abalone is graded according to the color.”
“The best is [...]
