Category Archives: Food & Recipes

Choose your weapon

The above items are: a) Pottery tools b) Meat tenderizers c) Hot irons d) Instruments of torture e) None of the above If you chose “b”, you are correct! Following Bob’s wise advice, I got organized and got myself over … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Recipes | 1 Comment

The French don’t beat their meat

It’s the only logical conclusion I can come up with. I mean, I’ve looked all over for a meat tenderizer and can’t find one any place vaguely convenient. What did you think I was talking about? Not that I prepare … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Recipes | 4 Comments

No mango

Taking the liberating leap toward getting rid of my stuff has taken precedent this week, and so my promised mango taste-test will have to wait until another time. I did however come across this video about how to cut a … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Recipes | Leave a comment

Como una mango

Mangoes for breakfast, mangoes for lunch, mangoes for dinner, but be wary if a man says this to you…he’s saying you got “shape”. On a visit to the tiangis today (weekly outdoor marketplace), I discovered that there are (at least) … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Recipes | Leave a comment

Moooo

We have the advantage of living just a block away from the exhibition halls at the Porte de Versailles. Unfortunately we missed the inauguration day when Chirac spends five hours slapping cow’s behinds, signing bull horns, snacking on cheeses and … Continue reading

Posted in Animal stories, Food & Recipes | Leave a comment

burrrp.

No blogging this past week because I was too busy eating, watching movies, playing video games and generally lounging around in my pajamas. It was brilliant. Olivier and I spent the holiday at his mom’s in Gray, a small and … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Recipes | Leave a comment