Category Archives: Cooking

The Saffron Fair in Preuilly sur Claise

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s our second day in Blois and Susan and Simon from Days on the Claise have invited us to their local saffron fair. I know next to nothing about saffron except that it comes from the pistils ofcrocuses. Even that’s … Continue reading →

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Melt-in-the-mouth foie gras au sel

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

I love foie gras. But not just any foie gras. The best foie gras I had ever eaten until recently was at Jean Michel’s parents’ place about 15 years ago. It must have been an important birthday because there were … Continue reading →

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Photos of the Week – New Year and after

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp
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Fried Onion Rings on a 5:2 fast diet feast day

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Apparently fried onion rings are an important part of Thanksgiving in America but most people buy them in cans which I can’t even begin to imagine. It would be like buying tinned battered fish surely. But I checked it out … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – raisins

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I made my Christmas cake this week using the recipe handed down to my mother by her mother. For the last 8 years, I’ve been able to buy all the dried and candied fruit (peel) at my local market but … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up: Butte aux Cailles – Texting in French – Céléri Rémoulade

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week, Filly di Somma, writing for Guide2Paris, takes us off the beaten track to the Butte aux Cailles in Paris, while Katerina Forrester, in a post for My French Life gives us tips on text messaging in French. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Pain d’épices and Pumpkin & Chestnut Soup

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

I went walking with my new French neighbours in Blois last week. Two and a half hours, sometimes through muddy forest, but I survived and enjoyed it! Fortunately I was wearing my trusty mushroom-picking shoes but I think I should … Continue reading →

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Lunch Cruise on the Seine – Paris Restaurants: My Short List for What Stays Open in August (2012) – Gigondas: perfect food, wines & weather… and a good idea

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

The wonderful weather is more or less lasting so make the most of it! Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris, took a lunch cruise on the Seine this week, Abby from Paris Weekender checked out a few places … Continue reading →

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Don’t walk, fly… – Christian and Islamic Cultures Come Together in Córdoba – Cooking (and Eating) French pastries at L’Atelier des Sens

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

I can’t believe the week can go by so quickly! Wednesday again and time for my Bloggers’ Round-up. Finding Noon takes us to a Korean painting exhibition at the Bespoke Exhibition Pavilion in the Tuileries Gardens, Kathy Stanford from Femmes … Continue reading →

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Summer Mushrooms in the Loire

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

We really have had a beautiful week in the Loire. Everyone in France this year, particularly in Paris, has been complaining about the awful spring weather and it was no better in Blois. But when we came back last week, … Continue reading →

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