Everyone talks about visiting Paris in the springtime, but I love Paris in the fall. Dots of autumn leaves color the sky like a Pissaro painting, the spicy scent of mulled wine wafts in the air from cafes in the Tuileries, mist creates a moody feeling, and raindrops play on the sidewalks. Take the road […]
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Oui! You can make a French omelette
You can’t make an omelette without breaking an egg ~Dutch proverb See the lovely omelette in the photo above? This omelette is Big Papa’s first, cooked on September 13, 2009, in Yerevan, Armenia. He received a bit of coaching (moi) to help make his first attempt a success and, since that day, Big Papa has […]
Sunset in Paris
In keeping with my Paris theme this week, here are a few sunset shots. There’s nothing like a beautiful sunset, particularly in Paris. Sunset on the Seine Sunset at the Tuileries People aglow at the Tuileries Seagull flying over the Tuileries at sunset Want to set your sights on more sunsets? Check out Delicious Baby’s […]
Having a ball in Paris
On several occasions when Big Papa and I have had to the good fortune to travel to Paris, we’ve generally stayed at one particular hotel that’s located on a quiet side street in Montmarte. Barely a block away are shops filled with everything you might need (or want), including—no surprise– a wonderful cheese shop. One […]
Deux cafe sil vous plait
There’s nothing like a cup of fresh espresso, particularly if one is fortunate enough to drink it in the city of light. Sitting at a sidewalk café and sipping from our demitasse, Big Papa and I watched the world go by, Parisian style. Across the street at a butcher’s shop, two little girls stood outside […]
A lovely day in Epernay
Outside our train window, vine covered slopes stretched out as far as we could see, knitting together small villages with red tiled roofs and wooden shutters. The river Marne gracefully cut a green swath along the edges of this landscape. A more peaceful scene I could hardly imagine which belied the history of fierce World […]
Battle of the baguettes
Paris is the city of light. It is also the city of bread. You can’t throw a cell phone without hitting a bakery or pastry shop. Baguettes are tucked under arms wherever you go. In fact a baguette and an espresso is the breakfast, de rigueur, for most Parisians. Croissants, Tarts, Macarons, Palmiers, Langues de […]
The gardens of Giverny
I still remember the first time I saw Monet’s water lily paintings in Paris. Standing in the middle of the circular room at the Musee de l’Orangerie, the walls awash in color, I felt transported to the gardens of Giverny where Claude Monet lived and painted for 43 years. Monet once said, “I perhaps owe […]
Heavenly Honey Ice Cream Recipe
Some years ago, I had the great pleasure to spend a few weeks in New York City, Brooklyn to be exact. It’s ironic because my Dad is a Brooklyn boy, born and raised on Coney Island. I remember going there as a little girl and seeing the boardwalk with its loop-de-loop rides, eating Coney Island […]
Well-heeled in Paris
The reasons to visit Paris are endless… amazing architecture, world-class art, fascinating history, divine food. And then there’s fashion. Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Hermes, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Louboutin, historically some of the world’s top designers and fashion houses have been French. So I fully expected, on our three-day visit, to […]