Category: Movable Feast
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Setting a Table for a French Affair
1. When setting a table for a French affair, or any affair, first you must know how many people are coming. If the affair is large, over twelve people, you might consider a buffet or a dinatoire. …
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French Husband Cooks
…and I never knew. …and my life will never be the same. …and either will his. …and I wonder if he bakes? …and if that man of mine starts doing "handyman jobs around the house" I…
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Being Carried Away on Cream Sauce
Touching the flower petals attached to her dress, matching the wreath her husband had made for her, she looked her friend straight in the eye and said, "He cooks." "No, he doesn't; he boils water, cooks plain pasta with butter,…
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Summer Gathering in the Garden
Sliced melon in juice glasses sit on the sideboard next to the dessert forks. A paper-thin linen dome is placed over the sliced melon to protect them. Silverware in a basket ready to carry outside. A…
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Raspberry Jam Overflow
The raspberries looked more beautiful than I imagined, tempting me to buy more than I needed. Carrying them home I thought of the raspberry tarte that French Husband's nephew had made for us the other evening, and wondered if…
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Buying Wine in France
While at the grocery store with French Husband I filmed the wine section with my i-Phone. I was in a goofy mood, which isn't unlike me on most days. In the video you will see wine bottles…