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Chestnuts for Dinner
Photographs and text by Corey Amaro Chestnuts roasted on an open fire while friends gathered around the table with a hunk of baguette, a bottle of wine, and a…
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French Dessert Menu
French Desserts. French food cannot be beaten from baguettes, sauces, cheeses, wine, and desserts. The waiter brought out the dessert menu for us to drool over. But, because my…
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French Christmas: Santons
Photograpy by: Corey Amaro The Provencal creche is similar to North America's nativity scene, except it includes the entire village, not just a handful of shepherds, drummers, angels… The Provencal…
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French Dining: Lesson Number One
Photographs and text by Corey Amaro I've noticed something recently about dining in France. You see, I like to pride myself by saying, "I am observant. I notice little,…
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Five Years
Five years ago my friend Kristi (French-Word-a-Day) dared me to start a blog, and to write on it everyday. Little did she know that I love dares. (My first…
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Snow in Provence
Images and text by: Corey Amaro Yesterday it snowed. Like dusting sugar powder on a cake. As the minutes passed, the dusting gave way to icing. Snow in…
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Annie’s Wisdom
Image and text by Corey Amaro. While eating roasted chestnuts with Annie the other day, we talked. First we caught up with each other about what was new, how we…
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Black Friday in France is not Black
Above photographs by Corey Amaro Chelsea informed me that she was going to do "Black Friday" with my sister in law Diane. In the course of the conversation…
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Thanksgiving Traditions
Photograph by Corey Amaro. Happy Thanksgiving. While you are preparing your feast: Stuffing the turkey, mashing the potatoes, pinching ruffles on the pie crust, setting the table…. I am thinking…
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Sitting with the King of France
Photography and text by Corey Amaro What happens when you take an old piece and give it a modern twist? What happens when the old things you love invite…
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