Here it’s that time of the year, again!
What time is that? A time that happens every years around February or March, called Mardi Gras.
As I mentioned in my post last week about la Chandeleur, Read more
La Chandeleur Crêpes Day In France
Like many traditions in France, la Chandeleur, a holiday celebrated on February 2nd has both pagan and religious backgrounds.
la Chandeleur is both a mixture of the commemoration of “the light” and the presentation of Jesus Read more
Is Wine Good For You?
It can be said that wine is part of French diet. Wine is served at every meal (except breakfast) and it is as common as the jar of water on every table. This is especially true for France, Italy Read more
Paris The City Of Light
First off, I hope that you can finally SEE my new header. I just love to see my very own pictures of food and places up there. Then there is the cartoon car, plane and train that Read more
How To Travel With Paris Subway
On my last post of 2012 I was asking for suggestions from you, the readers of this blog, about post themes that would be useful to you.
One of the suggestions was that I write about practical tips for Read more
La Fête Des Rois (Kings Day) January 6th Holiday Tradition In France
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
A New Beginning For A New Year!
This is the last post of the year on this blog and it’s going to be a bit of a different post.
As some of you know this is not my only blog (I have two other blogs), and 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
3 Things That Living Aboard Taught Me
This is my last “regular” post on this last day of November. For the Next few weeks my posts will have a holiday tone and taste I’m afraid. I mean it’s good news for you guys, and I 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
Learning Basic French With A Native Speaker Before Traveling To France
I hear a lot of confusion regarding the French language. Some people are erroneously saying that there are “several” different French languages and some even think that if you speak or understand one you might not be able Read more
Two Cool November Festivals In France
November is the Month of two cool festivals in France. The Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Festival and the Festival of Animal and Nature Photography in Montier-en-Der in the Haute-Marne departement.
If you’re like me lovers of animals, outdoors, photography Read more