Genève's Kitchen

This little soup recipe is a testament to the fact that sometimes the best things in life are indeed the simplest. My Aunt Susanne in Switzerland made a simple fennel soup for me when I was sick and it was such a comforting nutritious meal. (Apparently fennel is very soothing for one’s stomach.) I now […]

One of the main trends that I notice about my cooking is that I gravitate towards simple, easy, low maintenance dishes. Every now and then, however, I like to fiddle around in the kitchen and today I did just that. I'd seen many food challenges on the Food Network and I'd watched enough shows depicting […]

Looking back over this past winter I realize that I never made a lot of my favorite winter meals. Having only moved to Santa Monica, CA last October I went from summer to more summer and completely by-passed the cold winter weather I’d grown accustomed to over my 27 years. There were occasional cool rainy […]

I've been calling spaghetti, “psghetti” ever since my little brother coined the term back when he was 3 (he's now 20). This spaghetti sauce recipe is a reliable, comforting meal that most people make from a jar but the secret is that it's so easy to make from scratch and infinitely better tasting. I actually […]

Last Friday I went to my little local Italian Deli and Market with our friend, Ana, who was staying the weekend. We went in to buy some of their delicious Italian bread which they make fresh every 30 minutes. As I was telling Ana how delicious the bread is the guy who works there came […]

I don’t identify a specific type of fish for this recipe because I’ve found that it’s good practice to go to the fishmonger with a tabula rasa. It definitely helps to have an idea of what you're looking for – for instance white flaky fish vs. a moist salmon. But the reason that I suggest […]