May
25
2011
Another quick midweek thought, what with all those beautiful greens I bought over the weekend. After making those wonderful dumplings on Sunday, I still had a bunch of sorrel and watercress left. So today, because the weather was still this side of awful, I thought soup was in order. I recently wrote about a beautiful [...]
May
08
2011
When I was about 12 years old, my sisters gave me an illustrated book of the songs from Alice in Wonderland (in English, of course). The illustrations were wonderful and Lewis Carroll’s poetry is hilarious; the early and avid Anglophile that I was absolutely loved that book. The poem/song known as Turtle Soup and/or Beautiful [...]
Apr
22
2011
Our family is a Judeo-Christian, Franco-American cultural blend. In practical terms, it means that we celebrate Jewish and/or Christian holidays (whether celebrated here or in France) as an excuse to bring family and friends together. We enjoy the warmth and tradition associated with these get-togethers, but we do not necessarily stick to the letter of [...]