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Did I Mention I Wrote a Book?
If you and I spoke at all in 2009 and I was acting a bit mental, here's why--I was writing a book. And this week the book comes out! It'…
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My Q&A with Peter Mayle
I’d say ¾ of the people who come visit me in Provence ask if I know the author Peter Mayle . I don’t…but of course I’d like to! So last week I rang h…
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Revisiting Recipes from 17th Century Part 2. Sweet and Sour Journey to Baroque Poland – Braised Lamb with Capers and Raisins. Topinambour.
Hello, let’s start today with discovering Old Polish cuisine, as announced in my previous long post . You know what I was doing last Saturday and Su…
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Paris & Chocolate. What's Not To Like?
Forget raindrops on roses: Paris and chocolate are two of my favorite things. If you feel the same way, check out the SALON DU CHOCOLAT (October 20…
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Provence on Paper
Some years ago, after finishing the book "French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France," I did something I’ve never done: I wr…
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Success and Savoir Faire
Mireille Guiliano, who wrote French Women Don't Get Fat , is one of those women who just do things with more grace and style than most. Lucky for…
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Another Fine French Book Giveaway!
Mark Craft and Diane Shaskin are crazy passionate about three things: France , food and wine. They live most of the year on Vancouver Island where …
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Win a Trip for Four to Paris
The women's clothing company Talbots is sponsoring a contest i nspired by one-time Paris resident Ernest Hemingway and his bet to colleagues t…
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Paris & Chocolate. What's Not To Like?
Forget raindrops on roses: Paris and chocolate are two of my favorite things. If you feel the same way, check out the SALON DU CHOCOLAT (October 20…
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Book Giveaway: Sex! Sun! Syrah!
Shortly after moving her family to the South of France, Sophie Reed finds a lacy bra in her husband’s luggage….and it’s not hers. Her husband admits …
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Another Fine French Book Giveaway
I love to read about France , my adopted country, and particularly the South. And I especially love books by and about expats in Provence , for all t…
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Fanfare for Modern French Food
When famed Parisian patissier Pierre Hermé went looking for someone to write his cookbook, Desserts by Pierre Hermé , he chose Dorie Greenspan. When …
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