a>Vacherin du Haut Doubs, a.k.a. le Mont d'Or. A winter delight!
Just a reminder - its season is agonizingly short, so enjoy every bite of this beautiful, rich fromage while you can.
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November 29, 2012
Photo du Jour - Winter Cheese
a>Vacherin du Haut Doubs, a.k.a. le Mont d'Or. A winter delight!
Just a reminder - its season is agonizingly short, so enjoy every bite of this beautiful, rich fromage while you can.
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November 28, 2012
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November 25, 2012
Questions For Expats
When you meet someone new in the expat community, the inevitable happens...certain questions tend to creep their way into the conversation.
"Where are you from?"
"Why did you move to France (Italy, Spain, Australia, etc.)?"
"How long will you stay in France (Italy, Spain, Australia, etc.)?"
I know because I've been asked, and am guilty of asking them as well.
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November 22, 2012
November 18, 2012
Le Cabri de Touraine
This was all that remained of le Cabri de Touraine by the time I remembered to grab my camera and take a photo for la Fête du Fromage. I'm afraid that enthusiasm and hunger got the best of us that evening.
My fellow tasters were Katia, the brilliant and ebullient voice behind The France Project, her delightful husband, The Muffin Man, and my wonderful husband, who has been a patient and supportive participant in this cheese tasting project since the beginning.
So what did we think?
Well, there's cheese and then there's cheese, and this time the decision was unanimous...le Cabri de Touraine has to be one of the most perfect fromages de chèvre. Ever.
There were two other cheeses on the board that evening, but this was the one we couldn't get enough of.
Its flavor is both sweet and salty, slightly goaty and there's a mild amount of acidity on the finish. And the texture! It's like a pillow of soft, luxurious velvet. It's hard to put into words just how delicious it is, so please trust the four of us and give it a try.
Le Cabri is produced by a small cheesemaker in the Loire Valley, La Cloche d'Or, who have a herd of 80 goats and offer an array of unpasteurized cheeses, including Sainte-Maure de Touraine and Valençay.
A crisp white wine from the Loire Valley would be a perfect pairing.
While they were visiting Normandy, I was honored to be interviewed by Katia for the cheese episode of The France Project, which went live today. Go and have a listen!
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November 17, 2012
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November 9, 2012
Autumn Obsessed
When our friends left to go back to the US in mid October they left something behind as a gift...an iPhone 4!
I've never owned a smartphone before, but it sure as heck didn't take me long to dive right in to the wonderful world of Instagram. It has taken my obsession with capturing the light and colors of autumn to a whole new level. I'm having far too much fun!
I owe them. Big time.
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November 5, 2012
Why France?
Why France?
I am asked that question A LOT.
I understand why.
I mean really, why would a girl who grew up in a half Italian, half Anglo-Saxon family in Spokane, Washington be drawn to a country in Europe that she had absolutely no connections to, family or otherwise?
Why not Greece...the place I longed to visit from the moment I learned about Greek mythology in 5th grade and had, for the next 6 years or so, decorated my bedroom walls with posters and maps of the Cycladic Islands and ancient ruins? (tucked into spaces that weren't already occupied by posters of Abba, U2, Echo and the Bunnymen and David Bowie, of course)
Or why not Italy...a country I was more familiar with, whose food I loved beyond words and where half of my family came from?
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November 4, 2012
November 2, 2012
Real Butter
It's still hard for me to believe that 10 years ago I was eating an über processed, fake food product called I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. By choice.
I have since mended my errant ways.
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November 1, 2012
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