every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in Cleo, Let's Get Away on Jun 18th, 2008
It might look like I spent my whole Paris vacation staring at cake and apartments and white asparagus, but not so; I also stared at dogs. A lot of dogs.
As devoted pooch owners we’re magnetically drawn to dogs everywhere - big, small, short, fat, spotted or smooth, we find them all. We have [...]
Posted in Let's Cook, Let's Get Away on Jun 17th, 2008
In Paris, the asparagus was white as snow in summer.
It is such a common sight in French markets that I heard at least one American gasp upon seeing it. “That would cost a fortune at home,” she said, and it would. Here, we look at white asparagus like Siberian tigers - exotic and [...]
Posted in Let's Eat, Let's Get Away on Jun 15th, 2008
The eagle-eyed and photographically gifted Miz Booshay noted that this citron presse looked like it was served at the Paris tearoom Angelina - and give that girl a croissant, because she knows her cafes. It was.
Mme. Booshay, I thought I was finished posting the Paris trip. I was trying, really - trying to [...]
Posted in Let's Cook, Let's Eat, Let's Get Away, Let's Shop, Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2008
One night on our Paris trip, we suddenly had the urge to give our expanding middles and narrowing arteries a break from buttery soup and emmenthal cheese. We were wiped that day, with tired feet and little will to scout the perfect bistro. In an odd turn of events, we were ready for [...]
Posted in Let's Eat, Let's Get Away, recipes on Jun 11th, 2008
Hello, folks! Limeade here. Just hanging around the kitchen, and it sure is hot.
Well look down there! It’s my French cousin, Citron Presse. Say hey to the crowd, Citron!
Hmm. Citron is pretty, but shy. Maybe she needs out of that fancy cafe now and then.
