Tag: Paris

Happy Bastille Day – Joyeux 14 juillet!

Happy Bastille Day – Joyeux 14 juillet!

Bonjour! Joyeux fetes! It’s France’s National Holiday today, aka Bastille Day to us English speakers. Inspiring enough for me to put together a quick post. Just a few links for fun. I posted about it last year, you’ll find some fun stuff there too. Happy 

A festive Friday in the city of light

A festive Friday in the city of light

Salut! Only 3 Friday’s left in 2020, the last one being Christmas! So today I’m dreaming of Paris in the Christmastime. On Wednesday’s quoi de neuf I mentioned how much I would love to have Yann Couvreur’s beautiful Bûche De Noël. What I wouldn’t do 

Charming cardamom recipes for a cozy & happy Friday

Charming cardamom recipes for a cozy & happy Friday

Salut et joyeux Friday! Thanksgiving is coming up fast but I’m not doing a post of Thanksgiving recipes. There are so many out there and everyone has their own favorites and traditions (we will again be doing White Castle Dressing😋). Cardamom is a holiday flavor 

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 

7 fabulous french fall recipes to make now

7 fabulous french fall recipes to make now

Bonjour and bon week-end! It’s starting to feel more and more like fall with the cooler temperatures and being darker in the morning. I love the fall season and I love fall food, so warm and comforting. Of course French fall food is the best. 

happy french friday – it’s my ultimate book reading list!

happy french friday – it’s my ultimate book reading list!

Bonjour and happy Friday! On a past blog post I said that I could never have enough books about Paris or the French and that someday I would post a list of all the books I have. No better time than now! This list doesn’t 

La vie en rose – how to have a happy Friday!

La vie en rose – how to have a happy Friday!

Salut and TGIF! La Vie en Rose, a song written by Edith Piaf in 1945, literally means “life in pink”. It is more popularly translated as “living life through rose colored glasses”, living life through happy lens. It has also become a phrase to describe 

How to eat for health and beauty – the Parisian way

How to eat for health and beauty – the Parisian way

Bonjour! Another happy Friday! I just realized I haven’t talked about nutrition and French food even though dietetics was my major in college. Most of the recipes I’ve posted just happen to be healthy, but still. I have always been interested in how the Parisian 

5 favorite Paris restaurants and recipes – happy Friday!

5 favorite Paris restaurants and recipes – happy Friday!

Salut and bonjour week-end! I’m still dreaming about Nice – stuck in Riviera mode. Check out this cool travel guide from Air France I just found for more daydream inspiration – they also recommend Le Galet! I enjoyed all the great niçoise food last weekend 

Summer Friday in Nice – a beautiful dream Itinerary

Summer Friday in Nice – a beautiful dream Itinerary

Bonjour! C’est vendredi! This Friday I’m dreaming of the south of France, the Côte d’Azur to be exact. It’s that time of year when almost all of Paris is on their summer vacation, and I wish I was joining them! The next time my husband