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The Sabbatical Chef: November 2014
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Thursday, November 20, 2014. My 6th graders are learning vocabulary for food and drink. This is their first round of basic ways to answer "Tu as faim? And "Tu as soif? We end up finishing class hungry every morning, of course. I dream of café au lait. In a little Parisian café and I am brainwashing them to dream of the same. Well, maybe chocolat chaud. We made crêpes last week using Chef Érick's recipe. Makes about 15 medium-sized crêpes. Preheat ...
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The Sabbatical Chef: May 2015
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Sunday, May 3, 2015. 8th Grade Great Macaron Throwdown. Happy Garçons Paris 2015. Especially this weekend. I HAVE made macarons before, several times, en fait. Lemon, chocolate, vanilla. I have photos to prove it. This weekend, however, was one of epic flops. Not once, but twice. Attempt #1 (making Italian meringue)-. Batter too runny, but I baked them anyway just to see. I was expecting a miracle, peut-être. Attempt #2 (French meringue this time).
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The Sabbatical Chef: September 2014
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Saturday, September 27, 2014. Coconut Cream Dreams: Part Un. Have you ever tasted something so utterly delicious that you wonder why on earth you haven't eaten more of it during the course of your life? Or, another thought that just occurred to me, maybe, just maybe, your tastebuds have been in training for that particular dish or meal. Would it be as good if you had access to it anytime anywhere? She was told that there were only a couple of piec...
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The Sabbatical Chef: February 2015
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Pierre Hermé et moi. When I was in Paris last month (Don't you just love the way that rolls off my keyboard? As if I am a big shot? Here is one of Soledad's quotes: "Je fais un livre avec Pierre Hermé, oui je sais, il a trop de chance." "I am making a book with Pierre Hermé, yes I know, he is very lucky.". I decided to start with Riz au lait vanillé. Cook the rice in the vanilla milk. How would I eat it? I ate some fo...
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The Sabbatical Chef: Tears and la Tour Eiffel
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Tears and la Tour Eiffel. Every time I go to Paris, I vow that I am not going to take dozens (hundreds? More photos of the Eiffel Tower. I mean, how many does one need? How many do I already have? How many of the 23,929 photos in my iPhoto folder are of la Tour? But did I keep that promise to myself this time? As soon as she came into view on the bus ride from the airport, I started snapping away. And I did not stop.
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The Sabbatical Chef: End of Summer
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Of course, I know that the official ending isn't until September 22 or 23 ( merci. For work and school without being stuck in traffic. #3 got a job with a company that markets NASCAR video games. What could be more perfect for a 23-year old boy? I bought two academic ones, one for law school boy and one for moi. I LOVE this planner. Lots of space to write. For all that I love technology, a paper and pen planner w...By Ja...
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The Sabbatical Chef: Tobacco Road
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. It's not just a bouncy ball, though. In Durham, we have the American Tobacco Trail, named for the American Tobacco Company, a cigarette-making company founded by Mr. J.B. Duke in 1890. The makers of Lucky Strike. The trail is a 20-mile walking-biking-running trail built where abandoned railroad tracks used to be. We have the Durham Bulls, our AAA baseball team, named for Bull Durham tobacco. I did not get an advance peek a...
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The Sabbatical Chef: August 2015
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Heaven is a fascinating subject. I think that it is one of those ideas that, no matter what religion you do or do not follow, you hope it is out there. The land of milk and honey. The Champs-Élysées. A mansion and a throne right next to God. Fields of lavender. All of your favorite people. Maybe you've read (or seen the movie) The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Or The Lovely Bones. I heard from MCB's daughter today that ...
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The Sabbatical Chef: Friends and Fromage
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Saturday, August 15, 2009. So, I've worked on it for a total of six days this summer and I think I am ready to allow access to it to my students. Or at least I will be on August 24, the day before classes start. And I gave them a lavender sachet to sniff for relaxation purposes. Mary gave me a new book to read- The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food. By the way- Happy Birthday, Julia! I have started the book and love it! All in all, we worked, but we als...
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The Sabbatical Chef: The perfect tarte tatin?
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The adventures of an American lover of all things French. Saturday, March 27, 2010. The perfect tarte tatin? Perfection is not something I strive for in my life. When I am feeling stressed and need to just get through a project or meet a deadline, my motto tends to be "Done is better than perfect." I do like to do things well, though, and usually try to do my best. Or is it just early training? Goat cheese with just a teardrop of lavender honey on top for the salade de chèvre chaud. Our hostess picked ou...