Category: Movable Feast
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How to do the French Cafes without Looking like a Tourist
French cafe, morning: Walk straight to the counter, when the bartender looks at you, nod your head, point your pointer finger up, and at the same time mouth whisper, "Espresso please". Grab a croissant off the platter, pinch off a…
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French Bread and Tomato Salad
How to make French bread and tomato salad. In the land of baguettes, where a bakery is on every corner, and bread is baked in a wood oven once and sometimes twice a day, where buying a baguette daily…
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The French Market Scene and the Tradition Breakers
Most French villages have a bi-weekly outdoor food/flower market, (cities have several throughout the week) when coming to France your visit would not be complete if you did not take a morning and go through a market. The markets are…
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Truffle, Souffle, Furious Rain
After a five hour plus drive, dinner was divine, the best ever truffle cream for a starter, and at the end a chocolate souffle that I am writing home about!! Perfect evening… Glorious view of the river that feds into…
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Lavender Fields are not the only reason to come to Provence in July
The seasons in the south of France, nature's celebration, slowly lifts the veil revealing blossoms, crops, the work of the hand, the harvest and eventual a feast at the table. Around the Provencal countryside, where I live, I am reminded…
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Pipi d’ Ange
Pipi d’ Ange! Angel Pee. Kid you not. Five Euros a glass. Delicious.