Category: Movable Feast
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French Wine Tasting for Beginners
There are many things that say French: The Eiffel Tower, the black beret, a baguette, Edith Piaf's music in the background, cheese, the words Oh La La… and if you put all those things together on a red checked tablecloth…
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How to Make Vegetable Soup
How to make vegetable soup. For four servings: Take whatever *vegetable you fancy, preferably one in season. Wash it, cut it into large pieces. Peel an onion, chop it in fourths (Saute golden for extra taste if you so desire.)…
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Cafe de Flore: The French Waiter.
Cafe de Flore. The French waiter in his long white apron, with a tray poised perfectly on his hand. Swished around, seriously, attentively, listening to the customer's wants, fulfilling their desires. A young women with legs up to the ceiling…
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Cured Salmon and Potato Blinis
Pascale, who is French, and a chef came to my home the other day to prepare a meal for my family. I sat at my kitchen table and thanked every lucky star and speck of wonder about me. Blogging has…
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The French Chef in my Kitchen
Yesterday a blogging friend came to visit. They came to prepare me a meal in my kitchen. The bread basket with potatoes for the blinis. The menu:Cured SalmonPotato BlinisMustard/Honey Dressing,Lentil salad. The chef explains the process… my mouth was watering.…
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Favorite Restaurants in France
Flash back 1988: Staring at the menu, I sat in a cafe in Paris. French Husband translated the menu, but not word for word. He read, "Chicken no. Lamb no. Bunny certainly not. The liver of a duck…. Oh…