Happy Holidays!

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season, full of love, laughter, plenty of chocolat (or vin) chaud and, of course, cheese!




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Warmest Wishes

Wishing you a day of laughter, joy and peace. Merry Christmas!

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Photo du Jour - Les Huîtres

We started off our Christmas day feast with oysters and Champagne.  Pin It

Best Wishes from France

For me, Christmas in France is all about enjoying the seasonal food and drink, lots of laughter and fun with friends who we never seem to see enough of during the year and little villages all decked out in their holiday finery.  I absolutely love it!

Whatever you're celebrating this weekend, I wish you and yours all the best.  Bonnes fêtes!

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Weekend Links

Sometimes things get lost in translation.
To try to keep myself from making silly mistakes, I read the blog French Word-A-Day.  It has always helped me keep my foot out of my mouth (except for the time I told our friends that they had une truite (a trout) in their ceiling, when I meant to say une fuite (a leak) - oops!) by keeping me up to date with current French expressions and colloquialisms. 

Jamie's brilliant review of Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France by Joan Nathan was just the enticement I needed to order myself a copy.  A great read and a great cookbook!

Apple desserts are a no-brainer in the autumn, but I think they deserve further consideration during the winter.  My favorite French Apple Cake, Dorie Greenspan's Apple Cake, a ridiculously easy Baked Apple Crunch and a classic French Tarte aux Pommes are four fantastic recipes to try.

This has to be the most decadent hot chocolate ever. 

For me, it just wouldn't be Christmas without watching this SNL skit and listening to this song.
Happy Holidays!


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Photo du Jour - Christmas Still Life

Three necessary components of Christmas. Cheese, Champagne and Trivial Pursuit! Pin It

Photo du Jour - Noël

A frosty, sunny Christmas morning. Joyeux Noël! Pin It

Peace and Joy!

The Champagne and Muscat St. Jean de Minervois have been chilled and are ready to be poured.

The scallop chowder ingredients have been gathered, the canette* is stuffed and ready to roast, the brussels sprouts and parsnips have been purchased, the French cheeses have been selected and the traditional Christmas pudding has been steeped in brandy, steamed and is ready to enjoy.

We're looking forward to a festive day with friends tomorrow and are thinking of our family and friends who are celebrating many miles away.

Joyeuse Fêtes to you and your loved ones!




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