A Christmas present for you from The Language Chef.   We have put together a booklet of 12 traditional christmas desserts, language origins, pronunciation, history and a recipe ...

As the holidays are nigh, my mind turns to Champagne. I adore it – and could probably drink it at every meal! Yes, once in France, a farmer I met who lived near Epernay told ...

trying out some new plug in- please ...

Krumkake (Norwegian  , meaning bent cake, plural krumkaker- Krum in Norwegian means curved or crooked. Kake, is cake from the old norse kaka; hense curved cake. It’s a ...

The Bûche de Noël is an edible optical illusion.  It is made and decorated to look like a log from the forest – an actual Yule log.  And what is a Yule log you ask?  ...

With so many parties, get-togethers, lunches and dinners with co-workers, clients, the Holiday season can feel like a small onslaught of wines, rich foods and sweets.  The last ...

Recently I was in Connecticut (where I was born) and a friend of mine was reminiscing about how her aunt and mom would make Christmas Pudding.  The Christmas Pudding she was ...

First of all, Happy Hanukkah!   Oh wait, or is it Channukah, or wait maybe it’s Hannukkah?    I truly stumble every Hanukkah when I try to spell it in e-mails, ...

Turkey: Same Bird Different Name by robert aiudi on 11/22/10   Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.   Since it’s the first Thanksgiving as the Language Chef, I decided to ...