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The Sabbatical Chef: November 2014

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Thursday, November 20, 2014. My 6th graders are learning vocabulary for food and drink. This is their first round of basic ways to answer "Tu as faim? And "Tu as soif? We end up finishing class hungry every morning, of course. I dream of café au lait. In a little Parisian café and I am brainwashing them to dream of the same. Well, maybe chocolat chaud. We made crêpes last week using Chef Érick's recipe. Makes about 15 medium-sized crêpes. Preheat ...

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The Sabbatical Chef: May 2015

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Sunday, May 3, 2015. 8th Grade Great Macaron Throwdown. Happy Garçons Paris 2015. Especially this weekend. I HAVE made macarons before, several times, en fait. Lemon, chocolate, vanilla. I have photos to prove it. This weekend, however, was one of epic flops. Not once, but twice. Attempt #1 (making Italian meringue)-. Batter too runny, but I baked them anyway just to see. I was expecting a miracle, peut-être. Attempt #2 (French meringue this time).

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The Sabbatical Chef: Tears and la Tour Eiffel

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Tears and la Tour Eiffel. Every time I go to Paris, I vow that I am not going to take dozens (hundreds? More photos of the Eiffel Tower. I mean, how many does one need? How many do I already have? How many of the 23,929 photos in my iPhoto folder are of la Tour? But did I keep that promise to myself this time? As soon as she came into view on the bus ride from the airport, I started snapping away. And I did not stop.

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Glam Slam, Thank you, Ma'am!: Good Guests Give Good Gifts, part II

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Glam Slam, Thank you, Ma'am! Les Mesdames CHIC, SHOCK, et CHAUSSEURS slave tirelessly in 6-inch heels to assist the truly original fashionista. We are the queens of luxury DIY and are fanatically devoted to spreading the gospel of CREATIVE GLAMOUR and ORIGINAL CHIC! Thursday, December 22, 2011. Good Guests Give Good Gifts, part II. Responses to yesterday's Hostess Gift post were (as expected from our dear readership, bien sur) wonderful and unique! And Norman Love Confections. That les Mesdames never onc...

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The Sabbatical Chef: Friends and Fromage

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Saturday, August 15, 2009. So, I've worked on it for a total of six days this summer and I think I am ready to allow access to it to my students. Or at least I will be on August 24, the day before classes start. And I gave them a lavender sachet to sniff for relaxation purposes. Mary gave me a new book to read- The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food. By the way- Happy Birthday, Julia! I have started the book and love it! All in all, we worked, but we als...

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The Sabbatical Chef: The perfect tarte tatin?

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Saturday, March 27, 2010. The perfect tarte tatin? Perfection is not something I strive for in my life. When I am feeling stressed and need to just get through a project or meet a deadline, my motto tends to be "Done is better than perfect." I do like to do things well, though, and usually try to do my best. Or is it just early training? Goat cheese with just a teardrop of lavender honey on top for the salade de chèvre chaud. Our hostess picked ou...

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The Sabbatical Chef: December 2014

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Sunday, December 14, 2014. This post is long overdue. I should be rechecking and editing my mid-term exams. I should be cleaning the downstairs floors. Or folding laundry. Or emptying the dishwasher. Or even taking a shower. But I need to send some tender loving care to The Sabbatical Chef. Hopefully my faithful readers haven't deserted me. Son #2 is home from his next to last semester of undergraduate work. But, hey, who is counting? French demi-...

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DAY 2: I’d like a pile of food, topped with more piles of food, and then another pile of food, with a pile of food on the side, please! | The Law of Motion

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The Law of Motion. I travel, therefore I am. Laquo; DAY 1: Off to a bitchy start…. My thighs are chafing! DAY 2: I’d like a pile of food, topped with more piles of food, and then another pile of food, with a pile of food on the side, please! This particular farmer’s market had the usual fantastic selection of fruits and vegetables along with some local artisans selling their wares and folk musicians providing entertainment. They even had celebrity tomatoes! Do you know what those are? How about Eric Bana!

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The Sabbatical Chef: Fall of Poppies cover reveal

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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Friday, August 7, 2015. Fall of Poppies cover reveal. As all of my readers know, I LOVE to read. I would read all day and/or all night if I could get away with it. I am thrilled to be included in a new book's cover reveal! All because of my friendship with Heather Webb. So, here you go. Want a quick taste of what's coming? Of course you do! Excerpt from “Hour of the Bells”. A short story included in Fall of Poppies. 8220;Give it time,” her f...