One of the things that I really miss about the U.S. is access to a wide variety of beans. Here in western France, most regular grocery stores only have two types: white (mogette, basically cannellini, though I think they’re a bit larger) and red kidney […]
We’re now in early January, the time of year that starts about six weeks of wet, gloomy weather here in western France. It’s the kind of weather that makes you want to stay in bed all day. It’s the kind of weather that makes you […]
Being an American in France hasn’t stopped me from celebrating Thanksgiving, in fact, it’s done just the opposite. Instead of having to trek out to see family, as was often our custom in the States, we hosted our “French family,” essentially the key people who […]
A few weeks ago, we made homemade sushi, and I had some left over surimi that I had been putting in salads all week. Now, I’m from Baltimore, so there’s really no substitute for crab, but I’ve found it’s actually a highly versatile and flavorful […]
One of the cool things about living abroad is having access to foods you don’t normally have access to in your home country. Take for example plums. Here in France, there are two types of plums that simply aren’t available in the U.S. They are […]
It’s officially tomato season and I’m back with another soup! This time it’s a warm roasted tomato soup with bacon. MMMMM…. We’re picking loads of tomatoes from our garden, and last weekend I harvested ten gorgeous ones (to add to the two I still had […]