Today I'm craving a taste of Paris. And this view.
September 28, 2011
September 22, 2011
Photo du Jour - Picked
The vendange has been going for about a month now.
First the white, now the red.
The village streets are dotted with grapes spilled on their way to the cave to be crushed and the air is filled with the aroma of rich, earthy yeast.
Les vignerons are barely taking a moment to rest.
September 18, 2011
What I Know...
Here's what I know about France:
There are more kinds of cheese than I can count.
The countryside is breathtakingly beautiful.
Electricity and fuel are breathtakingly expensive.
French women do get fat.
Pleasantries such as, "Bonjour" "Merci" "Bonne Journée" and "Au Revoir" go a long way.
September 15, 2011
September 13, 2011
Tarte Dijonnaise
I have a confession to make...
...I don't make my own pastry.
There, I said it.
phew!
Yes, I used to be a pastry chef and yes, I know how easy pâte brisée and even pâte feuilletée can be. However, I can buy a roll of all butter pastry at the store for about €1.
So that's what I do.*
I have another confession to make...
September 10, 2011
September 8, 2011
La Fête du Fromage - Le Treillou
There was a dearth of cheese chez nous this July and August.
Other than driving back and forth to work and making short trips to town to buy groceries, I didn't leave the village. Not even to go to the market!
Last week I was forced to leave my little Minevois bubble and head to Béziers (for reasons I'd rather not discuss for the time being), however, it did offer me the chance to stop by les Halles in the hopes that there would be something new at the Fromagerie. Success!
And on the way home I stopped at une épicerie fine that recently opened in the area to buy some olives and, lo and behold, I discovered that they also sell cheese!
So, not such a terrible day after all.
September 5, 2011
Photo du Jour - Behind Closed Doors
I love capturing a shot of a secret courtyard hidden behind those colossal wooden doors.
Submitted to The Creative Exchange, a weekly event hosted by Lisa Gordon.
September 3, 2011
Photo du Jour - L'Arc en Ciel
Hot. Humid. Cloudy.
Thunderstorms.
Sun breaking through.
Just a glimpse of a double rainbow.
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