Épanouissant, according to WordReference… Today was quite a day. It was light as far as the amount of work involved, but it was very long and, by the end, very fulfilling. However, I’ll… more →
euh, comment on dit..?wrote 2 days ago: It’s January again, and you know what that means: galettes des rois! It also means a new year … more →
wrote 2 days ago: January 6 is Epiphany, or the twelfth day of Christmas. It is traditionally celebrated as the final … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Tonight’s Twelfth Night! It traditionally marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas, and at th … more →
wrote 4 days ago: It is not an easy task to write on a daily basis, I fear that if I skip a day, I can skip a year and … more →
wrote 4 days ago: ~ *La Galette des Rois A celebration of Christ being visited by the Magi, the epiphany was set to Ja … more →
wrote 5 days ago: We were introduced to a new tradition that the French celebrate after Christmas called Galette des R … more →
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wrote 6 months ago: galette des rois from patisserie claude at 187 west 4th street in the west village. galette des rois … more →
wrote 10 months ago: French Recipes: Galette des Rois About this time of year (February/March) in France it is a traditio … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Like, what happened? How did I manage to make a pastry that grew tumours? This is supposed to be a G … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Épanouissant, according to WordReference… Today was quite a day. It was light as far as the … more →
wrote 11 months ago: In France, “la galette des rois” or “cake of the kings” is traditionally ser … more →
wrote 11 months ago: [NB: A word to the wise, read this in chunks. It's long.] Défoncé de vie… ou le jazz! Saturd … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Breakfast: -Beetroot cupcakes -The juice of two oranges -Kiwi -Cereals where I added dried apple, dr … more →
wrote 12 months ago: In France, they keep it coming right on through January. The holidays, I mean. First, there’s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In my broken limb stupor, I almost forgot that it was galette des rois time! Since I’m banishe … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My first post is a picture of my Galette des rois, a traditional almond and pate feuilleté cake made … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Tis late, nearly 1am so my typing is bound to be erratic. My old colleague Christophe came round to … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This week there are 3.5 holidays suitable for celebrating via mass quantities of fancy food. I wish … more →