Jan 02 2013
2 January 2013 Wow. Hard for me to believe as it may be, this blog is two years old today. What started as a new year’s resolution in 2011 has evolved into a repository of stories and recipes, and has also served as a wonderful way for me to keep track of time through food [...]
Dec 24 2012
Christmas dinner in France is generally Christmas Eve dinner, aka le réveillon* de Noël. People gather for the holiday feast on the 24th, and typically eat rather late (a 10 or 11 p.m. start time is fairly standard). Children eagerly await the arrival of le Père Noël (Father Christmas) at midnight. This might happen while [...]
Sep 03 2012
Right on the heels of my post on plum vodka comes another homemade apéritif, which will probably have some of you wonder if The Flexitarian Cook hasn’t suddenly become The Dipsomaniac Cook. Fear not. It simply is that the season lends itself to the making of such, because of the availability of the needed ingredients. [...]
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