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Provencal Confit Fruit- Candied Fruit History
Candied fruit, or “fruits confits,” has a delicious history in Provence. The art of candying fruit, which involves preserving it in sugar syrup, dates back to ancient times. However, it…
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French Christmas Cake, a Buche de Noel
Photo Via Buche de Noel A Story from 1988, when I first arrived in France: “Buche de Noel is my favorite cake!” Bright-eyed and hopeful, my French Husband, the…
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Judy’s Booklet about Our Va Amaro
With days that often feel blurred, where memories can easily fade, connections to those we love matter, as do stirring up memories to help us define and keep alive our…
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The Make Up Box
Olivia turned three in October, and I forgot to share the story of the gift her Uncle Sacha sent her: a colorful child’s makeup box. It was bright pink, with…
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My Nephew Sam Part 2
Mud dyeing is a technique that is said to be at least 1300 years old. Today it is most famously practiced on Amami Island in Japan. I became interested in…
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My Nephew Sam Following His Passion Part 1
My aunt Corey asked me to do a two part blog posts about myself. As she admires my work and has been collecting fabrics and buttons for me. You see…
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Why Pumpkin Pie?
Why Pumpkin Pie when you could have: Charlotte Framboise: Crème légère framboise, gelée de framboises, biscuit aux amandes French Husband wants to know why Pumpkin Pie when you could have: Félicia: Crème…
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Banana Chocolate Walnut Bread
When I was back home in California, my cousin Shelley brought over a banana bread that had chopped walnuts in it. It was so packed with walnuts, I jokingly called…
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The Banana Duct Taped to the Wall
Have you heard about the banana duct taped to a wall? Do you know how it has rocked the art world? Do you find it fascinating? “…Anyone with basic motor…
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The Small Town
Behind my Mother’s home are rice fields, canals, a walnut orchard, blackberry bushes, sheep, dirt roads, the Buttes, the Sacramento Valley, and years of seeding, toil, and life lived. I…
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