Category: Recette / Recipe

Recette / Recipe

Recipe + Hospitality + gardons les choses simples (one pot meal in the Land of 5 Courses)

Bringing in the New Year at a party in Marseilles. Thank you Christine and Thierry, for your wonderful hospitality! TODAY'S WORD: avoir hâte de         : to look forward to EXAMPLE SENTENCE: En 2017, nous avons hâte de passer de bons moments avec notre famille et nos amis.In 2017 we are looking forward to spending good times with our family and friends. ECOUTEZ – Hear … Continue reading Recipe + Hospitality + gardons les choses simples (one pot meal in the Land of 5 Courses)

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Recette / Recipe

Miam! Courge Marron Soup (Butternut Squash and Chestnut soup) & We’re going to Spain!

"Miam"  is a French word used to designate the appreciation of something, generally a culinary preparation. It is a word that comes from a child's language but one adults use, too, as a part of their appetite. Definition from Internaute.com Miam est un terme utilisé pour désigner l'appréciation d'une chose, généralement une préparation culinaire. C'est un mot qui provient du langage enfantin mais dont les … Continue reading Miam! Courge Marron Soup (Butternut Squash and Chestnut soup) & We’re going to Spain!

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Recette / Recipe

Tarte Tomate : that seasonal French recipe you love and have been asking for!

I know this tomato picture is crooked. Just tilt your head and carry on. A good recipe awaits you! TODAY'S WORD: cocher (ko-shay) verb   : to check off, to tick (off); to score cocher la bonne réponse = to check the correct answer A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse (Note: The following story was written in the fall of 2007.) The … Continue reading Tarte Tomate : that seasonal French recipe you love and have been asking for!

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Bilingual Story, mother-in-law, Recette / Recipe

Rondelle + Recipe everyone’s asking for! My Mother-in-Law’s Summer Pizza!

Michèle-France's Pizza d'Ete. Summer Pizza. TODAY'S WORD: une rondelle     : slice Note: rondelle, in this sense, is used for slices of tomato, zucchini, lemon, sausage etc. Careful not to ask for a rondelle de pizza! Instead, ask for une part de pizza. ECOUTEZ – hear Jean-Marc pronounce today's word and read his mother's recipe. First, listen to the soundfile, then check the text (in … Continue reading Rondelle + Recipe everyone’s asking for! My Mother-in-Law’s Summer Pizza!

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Recette / Recipe

Marianne’s Easy Lasagna & favorite French phrase

We returned home last night from our family ski vacation to find poppies blossoming along the railroad tracks in our village. Bonjour Printemps! Are you here to stay? TODAY'S EXPRESSION     "Ça ne mange pas de pain" = it doesn't cost a thing * literally, "It doesn't eat bread". I heard Jean-Marc say this while we were on our family vacation this week. Since, … Continue reading Marianne’s Easy Lasagna & favorite French phrase

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Recette / Recipe

Cheez Whiz + The 3-ingredient dessert my French guests raved about

Make this easy chestnut cream cake and your guests, like mine, will be dipping their spoons into the pan for more! (Spoons, because the French do not eat cake with fourchettes, as we do back home in Arizona.) TODAY'S WORD: le marron     1. brown or chestnut (color)    2. chestnut     3.  black-eye (slang) ECOUTER Listen to Jean-Marc and improve your French pronunciation: Download MP3 … Continue reading Cheez Whiz + The 3-ingredient dessert my French guests raved about

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Recette / Recipe

Gratin & Traditional French zucchini casserole

My slowcooker has been on nonstop these past two weeks, as I've made a daily lunch for Jean-Marc and his stagiaire, or intern. For  today's recipe, however, you'll need an oven…..  TODAY'S WORD: le gratin     : a cheese-topped dish (also a dish topped with breadcrumbs)     In addition to being a dish topped with a browned crust, le gratin also refers to the upper … Continue reading Gratin & Traditional French zucchini casserole

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Recette / Recipe

Glaçon: A Wife’s Revenge + Ratatouillaisse recipe

Just discovered another photo of Jean-Marc and his side-kick Mr. Sacks, in Italy. Don't miss the collection of Mr Sacks photos! JEAN-MARC IN WINE SPECTATOR – Please read about Jean-Marc in this week's online edition of Wine Spectator! The story is called Parched in Provence.   TODAY'S WORD: le glaçon     : ice cube French definition of ice cubes from Wikipedia: Les glaçons domestiques … Continue reading Glaçon: A Wife’s Revenge + Ratatouillaisse recipe

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Bureaucracy, Recette / Recipe

Illegal Alien, Moi? Sans papiers? Carte de sejour & Lettre de motivation + Ratatouilasse recipe (ratatouille + hamburger)

This deliciousness you are seeing, above, is French artist and friend Yvon Kergal's recipe for caramelized "Ratatouillasse" (apparently a valid scrabble word, though no other definition found…) It's the most delicious hamburger-ratatouille combo ever, find the recipe here!   TODAY'S WORD: une carte de séjour    : residence permit AUDIO FILE: Listen to Jean-Marc:Download MP3 or Download Wav file Pour obtenir ma carte de séjour, je dois faire … Continue reading Illegal Alien, Moi? Sans papiers? Carte de sejour & Lettre de motivation + Ratatouilasse recipe (ratatouille + hamburger)

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Recette / Recipe

Meet Morrie & French fruit soup recipe

   Jean-Marc, returning to his vine fields after delivering me this tree! Meet Morrie! We welcome to our vineyard a new tree, a morus alba pendula . This weeping mulberry tree, a permaculture gardener's dream, will lend a delicious dimension to today's recipe: French Fruit Soup. Read on! la cueillette (kuh yet)     1. picking, gathering    2. crop, harvest Also: cueillir (to pick, gather, pluck)  AUDIO FILE: hear Jean-Marc … Continue reading Meet Morrie & French fruit soup recipe

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