La Fête des Rois is a traditional celebration in France on January 6. Since this is not an off work day it’s celebrated the first Sunday of January, unless the first Sunday fall on New Year’s Read more
My Christmas Chocolate Delights – Three Chocolate Dominoes and Truffles
Today on this last post before Christmas I wanted to share two of my chocolate recipes. My three chocolate dominoes and my truffles.
These deserts are pretty easy to make and just delicious. And they do Read more
The 13 Desserts of Christmas An Old Christmas Tradition in France
There use to be a time when people celebrated Christmas in more simple and meaningful ways, in France, and the night before Christmas, Christmas Eve, called “réveillon” in French, was a night of remembrance and celebration.
Walnut Squares (Carres aux Noix) Perfect Christmas Dessert
Walnut Squares (Carrés aux Noix) is the perfect Christmas dessert, and today I want to share with you my mother’s own recipe of this delicious Christmas treat. Why is it called Carrés aux Noix? Well because this Read more
HomemadeTurkey Soup
I hope you had a great Holiday and enjoyed a nice family meal. I know that for most of you the menu included turkey. But what do you do with the left over of the turkey?
With Read more
My Chocolate Almond Cake – Excellent Holiday Dessert
The Holidays are upon us and this means that I am going to share lots of recipes on this blog for the upcoming few weeks. I am not going to post another post about my Turkey recipe as Read more
Crêpes Aux Champignons (Mushroom Stuffed Crêpes)
I am starting to post more and more personal recipes on this blog. If you like to cook, you may want to check my turkey recipe, my brioche recipe, my apple tarte recipe, my cheese Read more
Cheese Soufflé (Soufflé Au Fromage)
I thought I would do another recipe today. If you’ve missed my apple tarte last week, make sure you check it out. And if you are in a mood for a more complicated recipe you can also check Read more
My Homemade Apple Tarte From Scratch
I have to admit that I am a decent cook and baker, but I don’t take any credit for it, because I was raised by a mother who used to be an excellent cook and baker. Yes, a Read more
The Lemon A Fruit With Miraculous Anti-Cancer Properties
I have to admit that I have a few connections in France and Morocco who, once in a while, are sending me delightful articles; which articles have been the inspiration for some of my blog posts on this blog.
What’s In The French Diets That Keeps French People Skinny
Few days ago, I came across someone online asking the question, how French people who eat so much rich food can stay skinny? While I was sending the person a quick reply to that question, I thought I would Read more
January Month Of The Brioche In France
January 6 is a religious holiday in France. Being a Catholic country, people celebrate what is called “La Fete des Rois”, or more officially, Epiphany, which is the celebration of the Magi to the infant Jesus.
This is Read more
My French Turkey Recipe
Thanks Giving is upon us! Here is a little Taste of my French Turkey recipe. Enjoy!
There are many ways to cook a turkey. As a matter of fact there are as many ways as there are Read more
French Table Manners – What Are The Main Differences Between French And American Eating Habits And Manners
My previous article in this series was talking about French table manners and etiquette, giving you a detailed list of the do and don’ts of the French table.
Today, this article is going to talk more about the Read more
French Table Manners and Etiquette
What are some of the differences between American and French table manners and etiquette?
It certainly can be said that there are numerous differences between American and French table manners and etiquette. Most of those differences are Read more