French Friday #42: Tube o’ Tastiness

There are a few foodstuffs in the world that have the ability to polarize people. Something about them is so distinctive that people can’t help but have an opinion. Off the top of my head: Brussels sprouts, Spam, tuna noodle casserole, Vegemite, mayonnaise… Brussels sprouts: vile (until a friend recently cooked them a different way [...]

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French Friday #27: Have an epiphany

Today is Epiphany! Aren’t you excited? Don’t you have big plans? I spent the better part of the day searching through both laptops, an external hard drive, and cd-roms trying to find photos that I remember taking but that seem to have disappeared, all for you, dear readers, so I could tell you about Epiphany [...]

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French Friday #21: Thanksgiving in France

There is no Thanksgiving in France. Well, of course, that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, since there weren’t any Pilgrims and Indians and all that. So, no Thanksgiving in France. But neither is there any kind of equivalent holiday. For ex-pat Americans, this is one of the things we miss the most and [...]

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This is not a cooking blog

But every so often, I actually make something interesting and with enough finesse that it’s worth talking about! Last night, my family attended a multi-ethnic potluck. There were dishes from all over the world. Since I don’t have any particularly interesting cultural heritage to claim, I chose to contribute something from… surprise! France. (I actually [...]

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