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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: June 2012

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012. My goal this drizzly summer Sunday was to enjoy a croissant. At the Montorgueil market (. Arr M: Châtelet-Les Halles. Somewhere between the pharmacie. And the fruits et legumes. I decided if I had two croissants, each from a different bakery, it would be research. Le Compas d’Or. 169; 2012 Isabelle Vianu. My idea of a good croissant includes a flaky crust of course, but like Julia Child, I'm in the pro butter camp and prefer a croissant pur beure. Over a croissant ordinaire. I&#82...

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A Mother in France: Certificat Medical Sportif - Why?

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Friday, October 7, 2011. Certificat Medical Sportif - Why? I’ve just signed my kids up for their new after school activities for the year. James and Luc are doing Judo. Not sure this is such a great idea and hope they don’t practice on each other, but we’ll give it a go. Frankie's signed up for dancing - she’s just turned 4 and has been looking forward to starting for a year. You just fill in a form, pay 34 euros and they give you a piece of paper which says Licence on it. What is the point? Then, when w...

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A Year in Burgundy | Becoming Madame

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GETTING MARRIED IN FRANCE. EXCHANGING YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE. A Year in Burgundy. Posted by Becoming Madame. Asymp; 5 Comments. A year in burgundy. One of the parts of living in France that I love the most is being immersed in tradition. Wine making is one such time-honored trade. Their methods, their troubles and frustration, their joys and celebrations. Throughout the hour-and-a-half we meet Lalou Bize-Leroy, Thibaut Morey (a pianist who composed the music for the film! To be release this year. I so enj...

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TEMPLATE ATTESTATIONS/FORMS | Becoming Madame

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GETTING MARRIED IN FRANCE. EXCHANGING YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE. If you are renting a place in France and your electricity bill is included in your rent, then you will need other proof of residence for your carte de sejour. This ATTESTATION is one of the elements you will need. Fill out the red parts and have your landlord sign and date it. Demeurant au LANDLORD’S ADDRESS. CERTIFIE ET ATTESTE :. Né(e) à WHERE YOU WERE BORN. Le DATE OF BIRTH. Demeurant au YOUR ADDRESS. Adresse : YOUR ADDRESS. Est situé au x.

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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: May 2013

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Thursday, May 23, 2013. Repeat Visitors to Paris: Pursue Your Passions - Street Art, Photography, Bouldering, Yoga and More. No one visits Paris for the first time, as Tim Freytag notes in his article Déja-Vu: tourist practices of repeat visitors in the City of Paris. Even novice tourists shy away from the ‘tourist’ label. Think Adam Goldberg’s Jack in the Julie Delpy movie 2 Days in Paris. Stylo plume et encrier. Here are a few ideas for seeing Paris through a different lens (pun intended). A walking to...

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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: March 2014

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Friday, March 28, 2014. La “Der des Ders” – The War to End All Wars 1914 - 1918. Fifth day of mobilization in Paris. Departure of the 5. Artillery, August 6, 1914. 169; Excelsior, rights held by roger-viollet.fr. 2014 marks the centennial of the outbreak of the Great War, the War to end all Wars, or La Der des Ders. Sources: http:/ www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/casdeath pop.html. Enwikipedia.org/wiki/World War I casualties. The wounded who made it home were known as the gueules cassées. The exhibit foll...

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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: February 2013

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Plan Ahead Winter Dinner Party. Having friends over for a long evening around the table is one of my greatest pleasures. It’s even better when I haven’t spent the whole day cooking and preparing and can relax with my guests. Some dishes are truly better when made ahead. This is true of stewed dishes, but also of chocolate! I make this daube. In Del Mar, CA, or La Fermette de Chloe. Speck, Saucisson, Green Olives, Spicy Caramelized Nuts,. Walnut Bread and Crackers. Thyme, 2 b...

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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: November 2012

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Thursday, November 29, 2012. Paris Aime l’Amour II : Paris City Hall’s 2012 Condom Design Competition. J’aime à Paris. Paris City Hall just announced the winners of its annual condom competition. This year’s design had to be simple enough to fit on a condom wrapper. This year’s grand winner, Sébastien Souryi wanted his design,. J’aime à Paris. Paris Capotes Création 2012 - 1. Place, Sébastien Souryi. Second place went to Stéphane Mehl for his double entendre. Design. T’es cap? Do you have a condom? Links...

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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: What I'm Reading

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Reynaert, François (2010) Nos Ancêtres les Gaulois et Autres Fadaises. Our Ancestors the Gauls and Other Twaddle: French History without the Clichés. Émile Zola (1873), Le Ventre de Paris. The Belly of Paris, a novel set in the central market of Paris in the mid-19. Century. Visually vivid descriptions of the area around Les Halles. How We Survived: 52 Personal Stories by Child Survivors of the Holocaust. Museum of Tolerance: Los Angeles. Http:/ www.childsurvivorsla.org/book order.html. Journée Internati...

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K-Rae Nelson's Toast2Taste: July 2012

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Monday, July 16, 2012. A Weekend Away: the Swiss Countryside. Hard-boiled eggs in a Swiss Metzgerei. 169; 2012 K-Rae Nelson. Saturday morning we wandered through the local market exclaiming at prices, a perennial pastime for foreign visitors to Switzerland, and slipped into a Metzgerei. And trying to decipher the labels on the local jams, we came across a butcher case with wild boar. We couldn't resist taking home a Wildschweinfilet. Egg sponge". Out of curiosity we asked the cost of the black summer...