There use to be a time when people celebrated Christmas in more simple and meaningful  ways, in France, and the night before Christmas, Christmas Eve, called “réveillon” in French, was a night of remembrance and celebration.

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Walnut Squares (Carrés aux Noix) is the perfect Christmas dessert, and today I want to share with you my mother’s own recipe of this delicious Christmas treat. Why is it called Carrés aux Noix? Well because this Read more

I hope you had a great Holiday and enjoyed a nice family meal.  I know that for most of you the menu included turkey.  But what do you do with the left over of the turkey?

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The Holidays are upon us and this means that I am going to share lots of recipes on this blog for the upcoming few weeks.  I am not going to post another post about my Turkey recipe as Read more

I am starting to post more and more personal recipes on this blog.  If you like to cook, you may want to check my turkey recipe, my brioche recipe, my apple tarte  recipe, my cheese Read more

I thought I would do another recipe today.  If you’ve missed my apple tarte last week, make sure you check it out. And if you are in a mood for a more complicated recipe you can also check Read more

I have to admit that I am a decent cook and baker, but I don’t take any credit for it, because I was raised by a mother who used to be an excellent cook and baker.  Yes, a Read more

I have to admit that I have a few connections in France and Morocco who, once in a while, are sending me delightful articles; which articles have been the inspiration for some of my blog posts on this blog.

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Few days ago, I came across someone online asking the question, how French people who eat so much rich food can stay skinny? While I was sending the person a quick reply to that question, I thought I would Read more

January 6 is a religious holiday in France.  Being a Catholic country, people celebrate what is called “La Fete des Rois”, or more officially, Epiphany, which is the celebration of the Magi to the infant Jesus.

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Thanks Giving is upon us! Here is a little Taste of my French Turkey recipe.  Enjoy!

There are many ways to cook a turkey.  As a matter of fact there are as many ways as there are Read more

My previous article in this series was talking about French table manners and etiquette, giving you a detailed list of the do and don’ts of the French table.

Today, this article is going to talk more about the Read more

What are some of the differences between American and French table manners and etiquette?

It certainly can be said that there are numerous differences between American and French table manners and etiquette.  Most of those differences are Read more