A Foodie Froggy in Paris

17 septembre 2007

La restauration des façades et des rotondes du Printemps Haussmann, The façade and rotundas renovation at Printemps Haussmann

Have you heard about « Les Journées du Patrimoine » ? Every year in mid-september, state properties all over France are opened to the public for the weekend (and for free of course). Created in 1984 by our then Minister of Culture, it has been such a...

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9 septembre 2007

Tartelettes Tatin aux tomates confites et au basilic, Tatin slowly-roasted-Tomato Tartlets with Basil

OK, I will spare your valuable time and will not evoke again the history of the Tatin Sisters (well, if you’re really dying to know more about them, click here ). But did you know the origins of the word “tomato” ? One has to travel far from Europe to...

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4 septembre 2007

Mini-Crumbles de prunes (reine-claude), individual green plum crumbles

Yes, yes, I know I have been a very bad girl, the worst foodblogger ever, I left you for more than a month !! I can’t believe I did that, but I have to admit that a blog detox is necessary from time to time, specially when one is having a great time in...

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26 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part VII

A cake with the local blackberries, un cake avec les mûres locales. Blackberry Cake For 8 servings : 7 oz all purpose flour + some for the pan 7 oz unsalted butter + some to grease the pan 7 oz granulated sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar 4 eggs 2 larges...

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24 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part VI

Une spécialité locale - A local specialty The "mégevan" (the name of Megève's inhabitants) is a pastry exclusively created at "Au Père Sottieu". It consists of a raspberry tartlet covered with half a hazelnut macaron. Who is tempted to re-create the recipe...

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23 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part V

Symphonie Florale... Floral Symphony... Even if one does not have a gardener's soul (in our Parisian home, it is my husband who takes care of the flowers and I really wonder what he whispers to them to make them feel so happy...but that's another story...

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21 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part IV

A short visit to Turin, Italy - Une petite visite de Turin, Italie As one member of our party had a business meeting in Turin, we decided to go with him and enjoy everything Italy has to offer : wonderful gelati, the best cappuccini served with tiny pastries...

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20 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part III

A simple fruity Salad : shrimp, watermelon, melon and peach salad Une salade très fruitée : Salade de crevettes, pastèque, melon et pêches A fresh and healthy Salad : Just some cooked shrimps (shelled), Watermelon and melon dices and peach slices.Some...

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18 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part II

Lunch at l'Auberge du Christomet, Megève. A wonderful restaurant with a scenic view on the infamous Montblanc mountain. Customers here are pampered from the aperitif taken in the garden with sunchairs and beds, through the café. The food is simple but...

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16 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part I

I am currently in the French Alps for 2 weeks. I arrived last thursday and the weather has been fantastic so far. I will try to send some "blog-cards" from time to time. Not an easy task though as I have no Internet access and have to go to a cyber café....

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