(En Français plus bas) My search for the perfect Christmas did not really need to take place since, for me, all that’s needed for Christmas to be perfect is to have my family around me… However this year, I am the one hosting the event and I want everything to be perfect. We will be…
Month: November 2013
A delicious crime. Or how my day was saved by a 2 year old foodie – Un crime délicieux
(En Français plus bas) So here is what happened: I was having one of those really bad days. Feeling blue, really grey sky outside… truly one of those days when you feel utterly alone and have to hold your tears in. Around 10am, I went to the supermarket to buy some chocolate (my drug of…
French Soul Food for the Fall – Nourriture pour l’âme
(En Français plus bas) I call this French Soul Food, but only because I use what we call “Paris” mushrooms (Agaricus Bisporus) and white wine from “The Graves” region in this recipe. Mushroom soup and/or cream of mushroom, in its many forms, is considered soul food in just about any culture… This specific recipe for mushroom soup…
Per Doctor’s orders: a heavy dose of light and beauty – Ordres du médecin: lumière et beauté à haute dose
(En Français plus bas) When we were young, my parents would take my cousin Bruno and I skiing in the Alps every year in February. One year, as we were on our way to the mountains, I fainted outside a hotel we were staying at. The doctor came and said that my blood sugar was…
Your French Heaven is here!
My dear friends, I need your expertise! If you have been following My French Heaven, you know that what I enjoy most in life, what makes me come most alive, is sharing my love for France, our culture, our way of life, our culinary traditions… While I have been doing this on the blog –…
My secret recipe for the French country kitchen fragrance – Le parfum
(En Français plus bas – Bien plus bas) After my sight, my sense of smell is the one that moves me the most. We all have our favorite smells and fragrances. They trigger memories of childhood or other significant periods of our lives. Just a sniff over mom’s Bourguignon can make me feel good and…
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