February 2024

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Pearl onions “glacé a brun”

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Pearl onions glazed in their own cooking juices are a common accompaniment to many classic French dishes – Bœuf Bourguignon, Ouefs en Meurette and  Poulet rôti Grand-mere, to name some of the most well known.  They are easy to make and delicious included with many winter stews, so I thought it might be a good […]

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Pearl onions glazed in their own cooking juices are a common accompaniment to many classic French dishes – Bœuf Bourguignon, Ouefs en Meurette and  Poulet rôti Grand-mere, to name some of the most well known.  They are easy to make and delicious included with many winter stews, so I thought it might be a good

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Wildlife photography

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Early winter hike near the town of Amou, France, in the Chalosse, 30 minutes north of our home in Orthez. A warm, wet winter meant that mushrooms were still abundant.

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Early winter hike near the town of Amou, France, in the Chalosse, 30 minutes north of our home in Orthez. A warm, wet winter meant that mushrooms were still abundant.

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What a beauty!

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I couldn’t resist a photo of this beautiful mid-winter oyster from the coast near Arcachon.  Now is the time for oysters, when they are sweet and firm and full fleshed.  Yum! PS  I know that the “month with an r” rule has fallen out of favor recently, but I still think treating oysters as a

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I couldn’t resist a photo of this beautiful mid-winter oyster from the coast near Arcachon.  Now is the time for oysters, when they are sweet and firm and full fleshed.  Yum! PS  I know that the “month with an r” rule has fallen out of favor recently, but I still think treating oysters as a

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End of an Era

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Recently spotted on a wall in Paris’ 11eme arrondissement.  Roughly translated, it reads “The era of impunity is coming to an end”. Hmmmm.

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Recently spotted on a wall in Paris’ 11eme arrondissement.  Roughly translated, it reads “The era of impunity is coming to an end”. Hmmmm.

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