French cuisine image via Shutterstock. Summer holidays are *this* close… I’ve got three days left with the boys then a week of professional development/ meetings and then the school year wraps up. Um… how did we get here? This year (like every year, it seems) has passed in a flash (and more of a blur […]
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French Fridays: A day in The New Paris with Lindsey Tramuta
I’m not sure exactly how I came across Lindsey Tramuta on social media but I remember following her on Twitter way back in early 2011 and thinking how she was living a life similar to one I’d probably have lived had I moved to Paris 15 years later than I did. She and I had […]
French Fridays: Dinner Chez Moi by Elizabeth Bard
Are you a home cook who would love to discover your inner “Frenchness”? Do you often wonder how the French make entertaining look so effortless? Wish you had a little more of that French “je ne sais quoi” in your life? Well today’s French Friday pick, Dinner Chez Moi, Elizabeth Bard’s latest book, is for […]
French Fridays: Coffee crème brûlée from My Paris Kitchen
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen is a twist on a French classic – a coffee flavoured crème brûlée. I was interested in making thes,e particularly because some of the desserts I worked hardest on developing for my own book (and stressed the most about!) were custard-type desserts. […]
Lonely Planet Kids: First Words (French) and Pop up Paris
As a food and travel writer, I get a lot of cookbooks and guide books sent to me. Teachers, on the other hand (my day job) don’t tend to receive d lot of review copies of books though. So it’s always exciting when a publisher contacts me with books that might interest my students (and, […]
French Fridays: How to make a French Family by Samantha Vérant
You may remember a few years ago, I told you the story of Samantha Vérant who first found herself in Paris at the age of 19. On that day, she met a handsome French scientist (Jean-Luc) and they spent one magical day exploring the city. Though he begged her to extend her stay, Sam stuck […]
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