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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Who’d a thunk it… How France has changed me

January 31, 2012

While making dinner last night I realized as I scooped a spoon full of duck lard out of an old …

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Sunday Brunch à Paris

January 29, 2012

For the first few years I lived in Paris I went out to brunch on Sunday mornings religiously. (No pun …

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French Kitchens – The Inside Scoop

January 25, 2012

(I apologize for a bizarre post many of you received from us today. It was due to a false manipulation of …

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A Homemade French Classic – Tarte au Citron

January 24, 2012

Tarte au citron is a French pâtisserie delight. Served as a dessert, as party to an aperitif, with afternoon tea …

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Homemade Foie Gras – Part 2 Buying the Foie

January 20, 2012

Very early one cold rainy December morning, I set out to a special duck market to buy a foie in …

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The Story Behind Les Soldes

January 18, 2012

At 8 o’clock in the morning on Wednesday the 11 of January, exactly one week ago today, les Soldes began …

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Homemade Galette des Rois – Recipe & How To

January 16, 2012

On January 6, France celebrated Epiphany. Like most of the holidays in France, this is a Catholic festival or day …

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Doesn’t get more French than this – Making Foie Gras!

January 11, 2012

I’m very excited to share with you a completely new experience I had over the holidays. I made a Foie …

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About that Baby Rabbit Recipe

January 9, 2012

A few days ago I posted a recipe from Alain Ducasse’s repertoire calling for baby rabbit thighs. I mentioned that I …

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Some more Treasures of the French Pharmacy

January 8, 2012

I had a cold over the holidays and my mother-in-law acted as my nurse. Thank heavens she did! Rather than …

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