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10 fun recipes for your football party

10 fun recipes for your football party

Salut! TGIF! It’s time for football! I’m talking Buckeye football, the only football I really want to watch. It’s not really fall until football at The Ohio State University begins. After a long delay, merci Corona 🙄, tomorrow OSU kicks off in the Horseshoe. Time 

Lazy sweet potato – a happy monday meditation

Lazy sweet potato – a happy monday meditation

Sweet potatoes are ideal for lazy days: just bake, then mash and mix with yogurt, butter or olive oil. – Yotam Ottolenghi Time to flex my nutritionist muscles. That is what I studied in college. I started meditating on the benefits of sweet potatoes recently when again, 

Fall Friday in the 11th – a dream itinerary

Fall Friday in the 11th – a dream itinerary

Bonjour and bonne vendredi! More Friday daydreaming, and today I chose the 11th arrondisement of Paris. Why? Pourquoi pas? I want to visit Le Chardenoux one day and since it’s in the 11th, I thought I would wander around and spend a whole day there. 

How to practice what you preach – a monday meditation

How to practice what you preach – a monday meditation

monday morning cheers!meditate and motivatetime to be my best – charlotte le blog Bonjour! It’s been almost 6 months since my first blog post, this is my 61st post! I don’t think I’m benefiting as much as I should from my posts, because as soon 

10 fun fondue recipes you should make now!

10 fun fondue recipes you should make now!

When it gets chilly, it’s time to start thinking about fondue. I have two 70’s era fondue sets that I found at thrift stores, they are the perfect size for two. I also have a beautiful burgundy ceramic one. And for a big party I 

Happy October – it’s a crisp new quoi de neuf!

Happy October – it’s a crisp new quoi de neuf!

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”  —F. Scott Fitzgerald Salut mes amis! Bonjour fall! I’ve said it before, I love the fall season. The weather is getting cooler and the leaves are starting to show their colors, just magical. 

monday meditation – you reap what you sow

monday meditation – you reap what you sow

“Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Bonjour and welcome to a monday meditation – you reap 

Macaron Monday and how to make Cardamom Pear Caramel Macarons!

Macaron Monday and how to make Cardamom Pear Caramel Macarons!

I love macarons, I’m talking French macarons, not coconut macaroons. Just the perfect bite sized pastry, like a little jewel. So many flavors and favor combinations, endless possibilities! We even had them as favors at our wedding. It seems the more often I make them, 

A delightful day in Saint-Germain-des-Prés

A delightful day in Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Salut! Happy Friday! Today I’m daydreaming of Paris, comme d’habitude, specifically my favorite corner of Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Le sigh. Oh Paris, when will I see you again? So where do I even start? Saint-Germain is so beautiful, and there is so much to do, to 

Happy moon day beautiful – a monday meditation.

Happy moon day beautiful – a monday meditation.

“I feel like the moon is a very beautiful woman. She’s in control.”  Ravyn Lenae Happy Monday and bon Lundi! Cue the music. I did not realize Monday, or Lundi, meant day of the moon! I guess it’s obvious when you think about it. A