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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)

Kristin Espinasse25 Comments
Dad and Marsha, Recette / Recipe

Un mijoteuse: a must-have for cool weather comfort!

No picture of a crock pot to illustrate today's word. How about a windowsill, which is sort of in theme with the corresponding story (the first sentence anyway). P.S. This snapshot was taken in Ménerbes. une mijoteuse (me-zho-teuz)     : slow cooker Also: crockpot, crock pot, or cocotte Audio file / Example Sentence: Listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence (he's recorded it for … Continue reading Un mijoteuse: a must-have for cool weather comfort!

Kristin Espinasse136 Comments
Easter

Pâques

White mustard flowers near the town of Travaillan Below, you will discover a popular French adage (and nifty weather predictor!). It says that if you have sunshine and mild times at Christmas, watch out! You're in for cold weather at Easter! I can vouch for that. This morning the grape fields were blanketed by snow! And only yesterday "snowy" flowers covered the countryside. Pâques (pak) … Continue reading Pâques

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