… Like a Flower in a Vase

 

Thick-hot-chocolate 

 

Thick rich hot chocolate.

When the hot chocolate pot came out with the spoon standing straight on like a flower in a vase, I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

Drinking it was impossible, so I ate it.

Oh French cafe how I will never ever tire of you.

Never ever…

 

Brasserie

 

Ah the pleasure of taking France in over food and drink.

To stop at a cafe, sit back, and be part of the scene.

Hemingway, Sand, Monet, Cezanne…

Nicoise salad, pomme frites, moutarde…

Black beret, glass of wine and the Marseillaise.

 

Bread and wine 

 I mustn't forget a baguette and wine.

 

Champagne glass 

 

 

Breakfast, lunch, coffee, goutee (mid afternoon snack), aperitif, dinner-

 

Desserts 

 

With increasing mouthfuls of sweetness ends with dessert.

Full circle beginning to end

one pleasure after another.

 

 



Comments

10 responses to “… Like a Flower in a Vase”

  1. My memories of traveling there are pure pleasure too. Oh I hope to return one day.

  2. Ah, yes, my 9 days in 2012 (Paris, Pontoise & other Oise surrounds) was heavenly . . . gotta get back. . . to the south next time.

  3. Oh my, oh my. I am totally salivating.

  4. i would be a rolly polly if I lived in France, the food oh my…..OH MY! we need this is the USA too! ;-)))

  5. 3 weeks until I see Paris again, I can’t wait!

  6. i must say, what a lot of lucky women here that have been or live in France, wow…..never made it…..so exciting…..I will stop eating over here till I get there, ha ha ha……xo

  7. Well. Over here in England…
    we have pubs.
    Yet. They are fun.
    But they do not serve hot chocolate like that, I can assure you.

  8. Kathie B

    As a public service (yeah, right!) here’s Corey’s Hot Chocolate recipe:
    http://willows95988.typepad.com/tongue_cheek/2009/02/hot-chocolate.html

  9. Dip some strawberries in that!

  10. Kathie B

    The main difference I’ve observed in France (and Portugal) is that servings in those countries generally tend to be significantly smaller than those in the US.

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