One of my all time favorite vegetables is cauliflower. And one of my favorite words in French is the word for cauliflower, chou-fleur (“shoo flur”). So I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite recipes for how to make it. Last year I went to dinner at my friends Corey and Yann’s house…
Facades in France
In France, around every corner and at every turn, the doors and facades of each centuries-old building never fail to intrigue me. Unlike the United States, where styles and trends come and go in building and decor, the entry door you see to a shop, restaurant or someone’s home is the same as it has…
Paris, View to the Seine
French Wines & French Words: A Love Affair
I met some new friends over the weekend at a really fun wine tasting of French wines from the Côtes du Rhône region of the Rhône Valley in the south of France. Isn’t it funny, I’ve never been to a wine tasting where I didn’t have a good time! What’s not to like about tasting…
Here’s Proof that French is Actually a Sexy Language
When I first studied French in college, it was so much fun. It felt so glamorous, so interesting, so right. I had never known anyone who spoke another language (remember, I grew up in a really small town.) I devoured my French classes and even began to think in some French instead of English. Instead…