An American in Paris? Yes, that's me. After a long career in journalism, I recently branched out into creative writing with a memoir, DESPERATE TO BE A HOUSEWIFE, in which my alter ego seeks to reconcile her life as an independent woman with her longing for happily-ever-after. I also blog about French cooking once a week as The Everyday French Chef. My daughter and I live near the Bastille with our cat, Fifi.