Tag Archives: Food
The Art of the Gourmandise: eating (well) in France
The French are fabulously famous for food, as we all know, but I am convinced their flair doesn’t come from masterful recipes and time-tested dishes alone: it comes from their approach and attitude toward gastronomy and eating in general. gourmandise gour·man·dise (grmn-dz) n. A … Continue reading
Leftovers à la Française
When I arrived back at Carlitos’s in the morning, we replayed the previous night in miniature with leftovers and repurposed leftovers. I had onion soup (what we’d call French onion soup) the local hangover/indigestion cure-all. Then, a prawn in buttery … Continue reading
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Joyeux Noël: a country feast
We drove down to my uncle’s cousin’s place near Auxerre in Bourgogne for Christmas Eve. Uncle Carlitos was immediately warm and welcoming, giving us a grand tour of his house, a beautifully renovated ox stable and barn with richly-colored … Continue reading
FRANCE!
JE SUIS ICI ENFIN! My francophone famille gave me a hearty and warm welcome on Sunday night. To my astonishment and glee, my aunt’s mother-in-law, Marie-Luise, a lovely Portuguese lady, whipped up a spread of pâté with mushrooms, charcuterie, and … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life: Going Whole Sea Bass
This is our second-to-last weekend in Egypt! With that depressing thought in mind, we compiled a list of the things we hadn’t yet and still wanted to do or see in Alexandria and went at it yesterday. First, we headed … Continue reading
