When you are craving a bit of French comfort food, nothing beats boeuf bourgignon. I found a fantastic slow cooker recipe for the dish in Lynn Alley's The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World. In all my years in France, I never had...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to try a new French recipe. Whether you are a seasoned chef or not much of a cook at all, why not try something new? Une éclade de moules Here's one idea: Julia Child's Beef Burgundy... yum! Or Reunion Rum Punch? Brioche and...
This is part of my series on ideas for day hikes in Brittany's southern department of the Morbihan. Please also see my earlier posts on Île-aux-Moines, Île d'Arz, Île de Houat and Île d'Hoëdic, Quiberon's Côte Sauvage, Port-Navalo and Locmariaquer and 2 Circuits in Le...
As I explained last month, I have decided that every month I will post a list of some of my favorite or just the most eye-catching articles, recipes, blogs and other links I have come across in the past month. Some relate to Paris and European travels and some have...
This year I held the first (to be determined if also the last) Pumpkinfest, otherwise known as "Why your guests will never want to see another pumpkin as long as they live." It was my alternative to a Thanksgiving dinner with friends as I was back in the U.S. for the...
Starting today, I have decided that every month I will post a list of some of my favorite or just the most eye-catching articles, recipes, blogs and other links I have come across in the past month. Some relate to Paris and European travels and some have nothing at...
