1. Any of various desserts made of flour, milk, eggs, etc. 2. Empty compliment; complete nonsense.

Literally translated as "good wife," the term bonne femme describes food prepared in an uncomplicated, homey manner.

I am a Northeastern Pennsylvania girl, who has lived in Seattle for 9 years. I run a small baking business called The Lonely Radish, which started after moving back to Seattle from a stint of living back in PA. Back in Seattle, I had more time to bake, and realized that at least for a while I'd like to spend my day with butter instead of the general public. That while turned into three years. I am loving food more than ever, and am attending culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu. If I am not cooking, baking, reading, or daydreaming about food, I am shopping for it, or watching shows about it. I collect vintage cooking pamphlets, and love Belgian beer. I enjoy reading, writing, conversation, playing board and card games, and listening to records. I am also very sarcastic and like dry humor, Dean Martin, and Irving Berlin.

I prefer not to use the words easy, simple, quick, healthy, low fat, etc. to describe the recipes I post. It doesn't mean that they are not some, or all of these things. I just don't like labels. Not on people, or food. If a recipe is good, it's good. Plus who am I to determine what someone else thinks is healthy and quick. Placet cuique suum.