COCKTAIL: Tax Thyme Gin & Tonic

For tax time, add fresh thyme to a G&T. Photo courtesy Q Tonic.   If your taxes are in, you deserve a drink today. And if you haven’t sent them in by day’s end, you may need two drinks! Here’s a variation of the gin and tonic with a sprig of thyme, for tax time.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Steamed Mussels (Moules Marinière)

A classic bowl of mussels. Photo courtesy Duplex On Third | Los Angeles.   Recently we joined a group for dinner at a French bistro. Others dug into rilletes and onion soup hidden under a heavy layer of Gruyère, cassoulet and steak frites. We, still feeling guilty about all the Easter candy consumed pre- and…
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