During a prolonged cold winter, searching for an alternative to lasagna, I tweaked a family recipe for turkey tetrazzini with cremini mushrooms, cream cheese, parmesan and jack cheeses. Enjoy! Makes eight to ten servings. Ingredients One pound linguine Five tablespoons butter One pound cremini mushrooms, sliced or quartered Eight garlic cloves, chopped One-third cup flour…

When I contemplated writing a story about our 2022 visit to the Dordogne region in southwest France, I made a list of everything I had liked about the area: the food, wine, castles, churches, and ruins, the rolling countryside and rivers, and the layers of history, from prehistoric caves to medieval castles and villages. In…

Ellen Crosby, Dodge and Burn, 2024. The fourth in Crosby’s Sophie Medina thriller series about a former international press photographer who tools around DC on her mint green Vespa solving crimes. Crosby also writes the Wine Country Mysteries, set in Virginia. Tana French, The Hunter, 2024. A first-class mystery set in Ireland exploring family ties…

Don’t you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn’t just an hour—but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands—and who knows what to do with it? Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire I found this quote painted on the wall in the entrance to Gallier House, a…

During my recent visit to New Orleans, I visited the Botanical Garden in City Park several times, both to photograph the gardens and attend an early evening Motown concert in the Pavilion of Two Sisters. The Botanical Garden dates from the original WPA-funded rose garden, planted in 1936. The art deco influences of the period…