Category Archives: Cooking

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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Favourite Paris Wine Shops – Phone App: Google Translate – Creating a Healthy French Pantry

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Where to buy wine in Paris, a helpful traveller’s phone app and healthy eating the French way are  the subjects featured in my Wednesday’s Other Blogs this week.  Thank you to Like Home in Paris (vacation apartment rentals in Paris), … Continue reading →

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Franco-Australian Curry!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

When Fraussie suggested I write a post for her blog (I’m the Aussie exchange student who appears in this blog under the name of Brainy Pianist), I really didn’t have too many ideas. “Talk about food”, she told me, “everyone … Continue reading →

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Apple Crumble!!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Leonardo

Hi! You may know about me a bit, I’m the Aussie son who lives in Sydney, nicknamed Leonardo in this blog. You may have read my recent interview with my Mum on what goes on under the streets of Paris! … Continue reading →

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