THE KERFUFFLE ABOUT SAYING ‘BON APPÉTIT’
At some point, midway through the procession of holiday dinners at our home this year, the subject of ‘bon [...]
Food
CROQUETTES, CROQUETS, OR CROQUANTS: A PROVENÇAL SPECIALTY BY ANY NAME
My advice is to find some Muscat de Beaumes de Venise and forget the confusion of what to call them! [...]
CALISSONS, CROQUETTES, BEAUMES DE VENISE, AND TEA FROM PALAIS DES THÉS: THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN PROVENCE AT CHRISTMAS
“Calissons” is the first of a three-part series that focuses on what you may find in Provence after [...]
TWO BOTTLES OF ROSÉ FROM PROVENCE’S CHÂTEAU PIGOUDET: ONE FOR THANKSGIVING AND THE OTHER FOR LEFTOVERS (MY FAVORITE MEAL!)
From The Modern Trobadors Rosé can be the perfect match for your turkey and its varied trimmings, especially [...]
PATRICIA WELLS IN MY KITCHEN
Okay, Patricia Wells is not really in my kitchen. But her new book, The French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and [...]
FIGS IN PROVENCE: A CAUSE FOR SLEUTHING, CELEBRATION, AND A LINGERIE SHOW
The luscious fig—its sweet flesh accented by crunchy seeds and enveloped by a deep purple skin—will soon [...]
LE QUARTORZE JUILLET: CELEBRATING BASTILLE DAY
Le Quartorze Juillet, also known as La Fête Nationale or, especially in English-speaking countries, simply [...]
CAVAILLON MELONS HERALD THE START OF SUMMER IN PROVENCE
For years I thought I didn’t like melon. However inviting those deep orange slices of juicy cantaloupe [...]
RACLETTE: THE BEST MEAL YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
It is 12 degrees outside as I write this post. The wind is howling and the ground is covered with several [...]
WHAT ARE ALL THOSE FRENCH CHILDREN DOING UNDER THE TABLE?
All across France today, on January 6th, parents are asking the youngest member of the family to sit [...]
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