Do you love food? Gluttony is my favourite sin! I find myself eating my way through Europe, and recreating the recipes and sharing them with you!
How do you teach a child the value of money? Every parent has moments of sheer pride and beaming admiration for their children when they accomplish something that wasn’t easy for them. Daniel has been delivering bread from Au Palais des Saveurs Boulangerie the bakery in the square, each morning before 9:00am on Wednesdays,…
Merry Christmas to all our family and friends around the world. We would like to share our Christmas with you. Please feel free to view the photo gallery. I added extra shots for you to enjoy. Our first friends showed up around 7:30 with their four kids. I envisioned feeding all the children first, while…
French law states that “Foie gras belongs to the protected cultural and gastronomical heritage of France.” It is the liver of a duck fattened by force-feeding corn down the bird’s throat. Hungary produces 10% and Bulgaria 6% of this product and ships to France. 80% is produced in country but there is a good chance you…
French Onion Soup Ingredients 5 onions – sliced in rings 4 cups beef broth or 1 litres of water plus 1 bouillon cubes salt & pepper to taste 1 tablespoon dried thyme 2 tablespoons dry sherry/port French bread sliced 4 slices of Swiss cheese 2 slices of Gouda or Emmental 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese Butter…
The Marche Du Noel is France’s annual Christmas market with all the things you need for a traditional holiday celebration.Most cities and villages have such a market in their area between the middle of November towards the end of December, with stands full of local goods to try and to purchase. The smell of chestnuts…
How to you know it is time to pick your olives? If you like them green, pick them before they start to turn brown. That would be before the temperature at night drops, and the tree and fruit produce a defence against the weather, and start to ripen. The longer you wait the healthier…
My kids love Annie’s Shell Noodles, especially the White Cheddar variety! For those of you who don’t know what this is, it is a little cardboard box with a complete meal inside. A mom’s friend when in a pinch, it comes with enough pasta for one lunch for the kids and I. You just cook…
Pumpkin Soup Start by cutting and gutting your pumpkin Save the seeds for later. Put the pieces face down in the oven, at 375-400 with 1 inch of water for one hour in a large baking pan. When you take your pieces out stick, the seeds go in the oven to brown, 10…
I have one deep dark secret, a craving that measures none other. When I start eating them stand back as I don’t share well, and I have been known to eat an entire big bag to myself. Yes it is those heavenly little fried wonders from god- the potatoe chip. I like mine thin, crunchy…
Part of the fun of living in a new country is trying all the new recipes and flavours, and then experimenting in the kitchen. Here is how I did the traditional Beef Bourguignon or Beef Burgundy, my way! Ingredients: 3 lbs stewing beef cubed 1-2 Beef cubes with water or 2 cups beef broth 1…