Category: Movable Feast
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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…
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Touring France: One Meal at a Time
When in France eat. If you want to experience the French lifestyle… Then you must eat. Sit in cafes, take your time,Sip wine,Converse over your meal,drink coffee andHave dessert. The French way is to savor the moment. To eat dine…
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Shopping for dinner on the Streets of Paris
Mari, a blog reader I met last September, is in France on a buying trip for her shop in Austin. Mari invited me to join her in Paris and tag along at the MAISON et OBJET show. Last night after…
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One French Secret about Baking
My niece Juliette was fourteen when she shared the French's most treasured secret cake recipe with me. She told me that she was going to teach me a classic French cake recipe. She asked me if I had some yogurt.…
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French Cooking and the Home Made Cookbook
This is my tattered, splattered, well worn, cookbook. I started it when I first arrived in France. I carried it with me everywhere… One of the first things I learned when I moved to France was: Cooking was going to…