Let Them Eat Gateau au Chocolat
In an embarrassing moment of weakness, I pressed my nose against the display window in awe of the puffy, flaky, chocolaty, fruity-filled delights. Each individual petite grandiose calorie-laden...
View ArticleFrench Le Puy Green Lentils
French Le Puy Green Lentils I’m not superstitious. I just do it every year. On New Year’s Day for a year of good health and prosperity, I eat black-eyed peas and some sort of leafy green vegetable like...
View ArticleFrench Epiphany Cake Recipe (Galette des rois)
French Epiphany Cake Recipe Today is January 6th Epiphany, marking the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. People all over the world people are celebrating Epiphany by baking cakes and celebrating...
View ArticleFlammkuchen and the Pursuit of Happiness
Flammkuchen, the Alsatian dish that always puts a smile on my face. A few days ago I received some bad news; I didn’t receive the job I had applied for. For about 10 minutes I was feeling down, but...
View ArticleAlsatian Flammkuchen Recipe
Follow the simple Flammkuchen recipe below and you’ll receive rave reviews when you present family and friends with an authentic Alsatian Flammkuchen. Basic Flammkuchen Recipe (Tarte flambée). 1-14-16″...
View ArticleOnce in a Blue Potato Salad
Once in a blue moon you have to do something different and eat blue potato salad Tomorrow an additional moon or “blue moon” will appear, so I’m celebrating the rare event by making a blue potato salad...
View ArticleAlmost Roasted Blue Potato Recipe
Blame it on the moon. I had to substitute yellow taters for my almost roasted blue potato recipe, but it’s all good. My plan was to head to the Blue Danube River, listen to Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube...
View ArticleWhat to Pack for a Yoga Retreat
Things to Pack for a Yoga Retreat? Here are some essentials you’ll need to bring. I decided to treat myself to a yoga meditation vacation near Tours, France and it’s time to start thinking about what...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Visit Dordogne France
There are hundreds of reasons to visit Dordogne France, but five that top our list. Known by its older name, Perigord, Dordogne is France’s third largest region located in southwestern France about a 5...
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Bastille Day Pan Bagnat Recipe
Pan bagnat literally means bathed or wet bread and is a classic French sandwich originating from Nice France. Pan bagnat, a Provencal speciality. Homemakers of Nice softened stale bread by placing it...
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Champagne and Chitlins
I never would have expected to enjoy Champagne and Chitlins in France, but recently I indulged in the culinary treat in the medieval town of Troyes, located 180 km (110 miles) outside of Paris. I like...
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The Holy Trinity of Cajun Cooking
The Holy Trinity of Cajun cooking is nearly as important to the mostly Catholic French Cajuns’ as the churches Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) as it is to attending Mardi Gras, eating...
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