Spoon & Suitcase

Exploring life through food and travel

Menu
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Breads
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Drinks & Wine
    • Fruit
    • Gluten-Free
    • Olive Oil
    • Preserved Food
    • Salads & Soups
    • Seafood
    • Vegetarian
  • Travel
    • Austria
    • Canada
    • Colorado Rockies
    • European Markets
    • France
    • Germany
    • Travel Tips
    • Italy
    • New Mexico
    • Portugal
    • Santa Fe
    • Sicily
    • Spain
    • Restaurant Reviews
  • Garden
  • Stories From My Heart
Menu

Author: Mary

I have always been passionate about food and its origin, all things France and Julia Child. Travel tugs at my heart, luring me to new places where I can feast my eyes and senses, taste local foods -mostly via the open air markets- explore ancient sites and listen and learn from stories told by its people. Thus, the reason for beginning this blog…

Trebes & Le Canal du Midi

Posted on May 29, 2012August 6, 2024 by Mary

Bon Soir Mes Amies, It is very late and yesterday my camera broke, yes, really broke, so I did my best with the iPhone which really does take very good photos but not so good at close-ups and a bit more difficult in bright lights. This morning I found a Monde (world) camera shop in…

Read more

Dinner in a Cave

Posted on May 28, 2012May 13, 2024 by Mary

  Bonjour mes amies! To celebrate my friend, Liz’s birthday, we dined in a tiny restaurant with a downstairs cave or wine cellar. So intimate, and uplit to create a warm glow, Le Sixieme Sens was about to become one of my most memorable meals ever. The combination of rustic stone, bright green place settings,…

Read more

Dinner in a Cave

Posted on May 28, 2012March 22, 2022 by Mary

Bonjour mes amies! To celebrate my friend, Liz’s birthday, we dined in a tiny restaurant with a downstairs cave or wine cellar. So intimate, uplit to create a warm glow, Le Sixieme Sens was about to become one of my most memorable meals ever. The combination of rustic stone, bright green place settings, and buddhas…

Read more

Bonjour!

Posted on May 27, 2012May 13, 2024 by Mary

The seemingly endless jet lag and lack of wifi until today have stalled this blog – but not for long! I am still figuring out how to add the correct accent marks to the French words so please forgive their absence for now. We arrived in Toulouse Friday night, and then traveled to Carcassonne Saturday…

Read more

Bonjour!

Posted on May 27, 2012March 15, 2022 by Mary

The seemingly endless jet lag and lack of wifi until today have stalled this blog—but not for long! I am still figuring out how to add the correct accent marks to the French words so please forgive their absence for now. We arrived in Toulouse Friday night, then traveled to Carcassonne Saturday afternoon. This medieval…

Read more

Journeys

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Mary

As I begin this blog, I am reminded of many of my life’s journeys that have led me to this present moment in time. My dream is to write about food, share recipes, and get to the heart and soul of the impact food has on our lives. Food drives memories, and cooking is a…

Read more

Journeys

Posted on May 23, 2012May 13, 2024 by Mary

As I begin this blog, I am reminded of many of my life’s journeys that have led me to this present moment in time. My dream is to write about food, share recipes, and get to the heart and soul of the impact food has on our lives. Food drives memories, and cooking is a…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

About Mary Knight

Ciao! I’m Mary, a chef with a heart full of French flair, an explorer of the world, a history buff, and a green-thumbed gardener. My love for food, its origins, all things Europe, and the legendary Julia Child has led me to exciting adventures and delicious discoveries. Travel tugs at my heart, leading me to new places to indulge in local delights, explore ancient sites, and learn of secret spots and recipes from the locals.

Read more »

Search

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

My Favorites

The Douro River Valley - A Love Story

The Douro River Valley - A Love Story

Theres a place, deep in a river valley in northern Portugal…

Read more ➞
Rhubarb Marries Meringue

Rhubarb Marries Meringue

Lately Ive been feeling disenchanted with the world. About the…

Read more ➞

Tags

Ancient Rome Art beets Carcassonne Cocktails Extra virgin olive oil Fava beans figs France Galantino garden greens gardening gluten-free Harvesting grapes home grown lettuce Italian italy kale La Mimosa Languedoc La Varenne Lemon Lucca Olive oil Paella pasta Perigord pomegranates Provence Puglia Pulignano a Mare pâte sucrée Santa Fe sculpture Sicily The California Olive Company The Virtuous Olive Time tomatoes traveling with dogs Valentine's Day dessert vegan vegetarian writing Zucchini

Categories

Archives

Search

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
©2025 Spoon & Suitcase

Subscribe to the Blog via Email

Enter your email address to receive my monthly blog posts, where I share my latest journeys and inspirations.