Category: Movable Feast
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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…
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Epiphany, Those Three Kings, the Twelfth day of Christmas and Feves
photo: Feves for the Gateau des Rois that I found while brocanting. Epiphany is the twelfth day of Christmas. Though today is not the twelfth day of Christmas, Epiphany is celebrated today because it is a Sunday. Epiphany is celebrated…
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If I Knew You Were Coming I’d Baked a Cake, Hired a Band….
Chocolate is not my favorite. Neither is baking. In fact I rarely bake. Baking, or I should say making desserts is a calculated risk. Yes it is. Cooking is forgiving, it is not about exact measurements. Most people who like…
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French Food and the American Pig in a Blanket
France and food go hand in hand. France could be called Feast, it is a fitting name. The French love the ritual of dining, feasting and food. The entire French culture is surrounded by food. Those of us living here…
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Stuffed Grape Leaves Rolled up for a Lover
My friend Annie loves to make Stuffed Grape Leaves, I have made them with her a few thousand times, and have had them more often then that in the last fifteen years. A few days ago I made them by…
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French Country Food: A Craving for a Scrumpdillyumptious French Dessert
A French country meal starts with soup… lately we (Sacha and I) have had are fair share of it. French Husband has become a mini Paul Bocuse, I am not complaining, no siree. French Husband has cooked dinner every night…