This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Today’s Summer Reads book was a LONG read (976 pages on my e-reader and something like over 15 hours long as an audio book – with quite possibly the longest subtitle ever – Adventures in Lyon as … Read more
Hello and Happy French Friday! Today I’m looking at Melissa Clark’s latest, Dinner in French; ostensibly a cookbook but also a lovely way to bring a little bit of France to your home this summer when most of us won’t get to travel there. From the publisher: Just as Julia Child brought French cooking to … Read more
Ok, so we all know Paris will see fewer visitors this year due to travel restrictions. I’m sure if you were planning a trip there this summer, you’re pretty sad to not be able to go. But the good news is that, thanks to the magic of technology, if you have flour, butter, yeast and … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. With a few exceptions! Today’s “Summer Read” is also a “Summer Activity” for this strangest of all summers! Whilst I don’t typically review cookbooks in this series, today’s offering is a little bit of an exception since … Read more
Leftover croissants – is that even a THING? Well it is when you take an online croissant class (more about that next week) and most of your neighbours are away and there are only 2 of you in the house and homemade croissants don’t last that long (because, all natural, no preservatives etc…). That’s a … Read more
Sigh. This photo popped up in my memories recently. And there are SO many photos of Nérac in my June/ July/ August memories too… But since many of us are not able to travel to France this summer, we’ll have to content ourselves with exploring l’Hexagone virtually. I have roughly 5 years of French Fridays … Read more