Today we celebrated what would have been the 100th Birthday of someone who in my opinion was one of the greatest "Food Enthusiasts and Kitchen Enablers" of our time. Julia Child inspired many, including myself, to learn more about the amazing and delicious foods from France. Although my whole life I dreamt of traveling to Europe, it was after reading her book "My Life in ...
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Poisson a l’Indonesienne
( Indonesian Fish Casserole) When I traveled to France for the first time in my life a few weeks ago, I was completely amazed by how much seafood everyone ate! I love seafood. However, when the hostess at my bed and breakfast informed me that she planned to prepare an Indonesian fish casserole for dinner one night, I was not exactly excited by the sound of it. To my ...
My First Day in France
Today I realized my long-term goal of visiting France. I actually struggled through 5 years of French between high school and college with the dream of coming to this culinary utopia and experiencing their joie de vie. But, that was many years ago...I got distracted, things happened and France did not. 22 years is a very long time to pine for a dream. It can be so ...