by Allison | Dec 19, 2020 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Main Courses
A Delicious French Holiday Tradition The holidays are upon us! Despite everything, or maybe it’s precisely because of the peculiar year we’ve had, my neighborhood shop-owners around the town hall of the 20th district in Paris are really decking the halls more than...
by Allison | Nov 17, 2020 | All recipes, Soups and Salads
French Humor & A Thanksgiving Soup Recipe Well, here we are in Paris, once again in lockdown. Maybe I have too much time on my hands…. So let’s consider the apostrophe! If there’s one thing that consistently drives me crazy about living in France, it’s the misuse...
by Allison | Oct 20, 2020 | All recipes, Desserts and Sweets
Waste Not, Want Not: The Art of Foraging In France, the ambrosial fruit known as coing, or quince, is usually transformed into jelly or fruit paste. But getting at that wonderful taste takes a little work, and sometimes just finding quinces can be a challenge. In the...
by Allison | Sep 22, 2020 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Other First Courses
A Modernist Villa on the French Riviera Nestled between Monaco and the French-Italian border, Roquebrune Cap Martin is where the steep Alpes Maritimes tumble right into the Mediterranean Sea. Perched on three “shelves,” the town includes turquoise sea coves on the...
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