Month: June 2009
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Happy Birthday Dear Shelley!!
Shelley is my childhood friend who lives in my hometown in California. She has ALS and has lived with it for over thirteen years. Shelley is paralyzed from the neck down and on a breathing machine. YET, she lives a…
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Just another day in France
I am often asked: What is it like living in France? Today: When I woke up, I realized I had overslept and that Sacha had already left for school (6:45 a.m.). I made my bed and started a load of…
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Al Dente Pasta with Asparagus, made by an American, who lives close to the Italian Border
Asparagus, that elegant vegetable. The other night as I was preparing to make the first dinner in our new kitchen, I asked my family if they had a preference for the first meal. But before I could barely finish my…
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The Happy Kitchen
The Kitchen is in working order. Though I need to paint it. So until I finish painting it here is a taste of our new cabinets. I am so in love with our new kitchen that last night I woke…
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Tiramisu Shots
Tiramisu. Is the epitome of French husband's most often used expression, "It tastes like baby Jesus in velvet shorts." A tasteful sacrilege, is it not? Yesterday, was Mother's Day in France. It is one of the best things to be…
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Feasting in the Secret Garden
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro Do you see the look on my face? After my initial, country-girl awe, and mouth-drop gawking of the party decor and fashion, I noticed the food. Food has a way of getting under my…