Tag Archives: Books

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Everything you ever wanted to know about France publishes today!

For my final exam at Le Cordon Bleu, I had to prepare a dish called blanquette de veau.  It’s a veal stew — sounds good, right?  Except that it’s stewed in cream, and thickened with egg yolk, and in the … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, France, People
 
Monday, May 2nd, 2016

Hitting Provence’s Markets like a Pro: An Interview with Markets of Provence Author Marjorie Williams

Marjorie Williams As I wrote last week, Marjorie Williams has written the French shopping bible – a day-by-day guide to the thirty best markets Provence has to offer. And it’s so usable – if you’re in Provence on a Friday … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, Guides, People, Provence, Voyages
 
Friday, April 29th, 2016

Marjorie Williams has Written the Guide to Provençal Markets – aka the French Shopping Bible

GIVEAWAY! Each year, this is when I start plotting. I am going to France.  I have limited time, and limited Euros.  How am I going to spend both? I make a list of what I need.  Or want.  I have … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, France
 
Sunday, April 19th, 2015

Elizabeth Bard Answers Readers’ Questions + 1001 Nuits Ice Cream!

RECIPE: 1001 Nights --Raz el-Hanout Ice Cream with Grilled Almonds

Elizabeth Bard, author and ice cream adventurer, is back to answer ALL your questions.  Below, she discusses the virtue of fried dough and (my favorite ingredient!) orange flower water, hairy vegetables, sea snails, and, of course, picnicking in Provence!  Plus, … Continue reading …

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Categories: Desserts, Eat, Finds, Frozen, People, Recipes, Vegetarian
 
Monday, April 6th, 2015

Picnic in Provence, Apple Clafoutis, New York Parking Lot Markets, and Figapalooza

Spring is finally here, but it’s been a long time coming.  When I received the galley of Elizabeth’s book, I sat down to read it, all along looking for ways that it would work on French Rev.  As I said … Continue reading …

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Categories: 60 Minutes, Breakfast & Brunch, Cheap, Desserts, Easy, Eat, Eggs, Finds, Fruit, Pastries, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian
 
Friday, April 3rd, 2015

Eating Provence with Elizabeth Bard, Author of LUNCH IN PARIS and the New PICNIC IN PROVENCE (and a giveaway!)

I am honored to have kindred spirit Elizabeth Bard on French Revolution.  Any woman who grows up near New York, moves to France, marries a Frenchman, then moves to Provence, opens an ice cream store, and spends every spare minute writing … Continue reading …

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Categories: People
 
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

Reading Elizabeth Bard’s New Book PICNIC IN PROVENCE

I may be a “millennial”, but I am old enough to remember a time that in order to make a friend, you had to be in the same room as her — at least once. I am not a typical … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, People