Category: Cuisine

Cuisine, Culture, Dad and Marsha, Family Life, Heidi, Travel

Calin: A Hug in French, Family Reunions and My Break in the States

Some friendly characters encountered back in the Southwest, USA. BLOSSOMING IN PROVENCE BOOK REVIEW by PERFECTLY PROVENCE"The book’s chapters weave through the realities of being a mother, wife, and daughter living in an adopted country with different rules, cultural norms and language nuances." Read Carolyne Kauser-Abbott's review of Blossoming in Provence. TODAY'S FRENCH WORD: Un câlin     : a hug Rien ne vaut le … Continue reading Calin: A Hug in French, Family Reunions and My Break in the States

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Cuisine, Recette / Recipe

Cordon-Bleu: From Winemaker to Top Chef

Our garden this July is so dry. But the tomatoes Jean-Marc grew from seed are flourishing. There are hardly any on the vines because we are eating them all the time. A LITTLE FAVOR FOR THOSE READING…When you support this site by sending your donation via Zelle, there are no fees. Zelle is found within most US bank apps. Thank you for considering Zelle as … Continue reading Cordon-Bleu: From Winemaker to Top Chef

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Cuisine

pate

Green Juice and Tomettes (tomettes, and not tomates!) It's a rainy day in Bandol, a perfect morning for some pancrêpes. Instead, Jean-Marc and I are drinking green juice (this time with fennel–and it's dill-like leaves–bergamot lemon, ginger, pomme, and celery). We'll definitely have pancakes this weekend! Read on… Meantime, put your pancake tips here in the comments and we'll keep them in mind for the next … Continue reading pate

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Cuisine, Health, Raw Food, Recette / Recipe

cru

"Raw Paws" – or the Society for Mutts that Don't Do Meat or Cooked Veggies. The group is only a fictional one–for Mr Smokey R. Dokey (pictured) won't be giving up his viande vittles any time soon. But, being the gentle cohabitant that he is, he respects certain members of his family that are experimenting with a new way of eating… read on.  cru (kroo) … Continue reading cru

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Cuisine, Jacques, Mischief, Recette / Recipe

The Yogurt Cake Caper

Can’t you just smell the clay? You’ve heard the expression “to smell a rat” but did you know the French equivalent: “subodorer quelque chose”? With that in mind, today’s word, “subodorer” makes perfect scents, or rather, “sense”! Imagine that “rat” below you (sub) and stinking (odor) of just stolen cheese: subodorer.Another way to remember today’s word (subodorer = suspect/scent) is this: when we suspect something, … Continue reading The Yogurt Cake Caper

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Cuisine, Gastronomie

le goût

le goût (goo) noun, masculine1. taste2. savor, flavor3. liking, fondness (from the Latin, gustus, taste) ………………….Expressions sans goût = tastelessde bon goût = in good tasteavoir du goût = to have good tasteavoir le goût fin = to have a fine palateà chacun son goût = to each his ownun goût passager = a passing fancyprendre goût à quelque chose = to take a liking … Continue reading le goût

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Cuisine, Expressions, Gastronomie

bouffer

Don’t miss today’s column “Food-Related French Expressions” for an insight into some charming and useful French sayings. Read it in French and/or English. bouffer (boo-fay) verb 1. to eat 2. to consume 3. to absorb 4. to puff out Example Une bagnole qui bouffe beaucoup d’essence = a car that guzzles gas Also: la bouffe = food (informal) la malbouffe = bad grub, junkfood ………………………. … Continue reading bouffer

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Cuisine

un poireau

One of today’s expressions has to do with “to be kept waiting.” I didn’t want to keep a friend in India waiting to send wishes of a “Bonne fête de Ganesh”. Ganesh is the “le dieu” (the God) with “la tête d’éléphant” (the elephant’s head) and is the deity of knowledge and wisdom (of “le Savoir” and “la Sagesse”). Recently in Paris, more than 20,000 … Continue reading un poireau

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Cuisine, Entertaining, Gastronomie, Uncategorized

Whipping Up Inspiration: Lessons from Julia Child

un fouet (foo-ay) noun, masculine1. a whip, a whisk Also:fouetté,e = whippedla crème fouettée = whipped creamfouetter (verb) = to whip; to prepare something quickly; to enlivenun fouetté = (in ballet) a step in which the dancer stands onone foot while making a whip-like movement with the opposite leg. Click to order My Life in France by Julia Child Expression:avoir d'autres chats à fouetter = … Continue reading Whipping Up Inspiration: Lessons from Julia Child

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