Frenchie and Big Foot – Part 1
“Everything’s bigger!” said the Frenchman next to me at Whole Foods holding an orange juice quart. And yes, it’s true, everything’s bigger here. Cars, buildings, beds, TVs, rooms, sinks and of course...
View ArticleFrenchie and Big Foot – Part 2
Here I am making two soups: on my left, a parsnip ginger cashew soup recipe from a well-known U.S. food magazine – on my right, a carrot turmeric soup from a French recipe. Guess what? [drum roll] The...
View ArticleFrenchie and the Golden Arches
I am going to let you in on a tiny secret that the French don’t want spread. It’s so secret, it could shatter their reputation around the world. It is also so upsetting that most French are in total...
View ArticleFrenchie and the Butcher
- Frenchie: “Can I please have one of those black pepper beef burgers?” - Whole Foods Butcher: “Sure thing!” - Frenchie: “Wait, they’re kinda big for one person, it looks like a burger for two. Do you...
View ArticleFrenchie and the Dessert Spork
If you’re like me and you like eating desserts, it will come as no surprise that eating the last course of a meal in France and in the U.S. requires a mastery of kitchenware juggling in order to...
View ArticleFrenchie and the Easter Brunch
There is this thing in the U.S. called brunch. You might have heard about it! A twilight zone between breakfast and lunch taking you straight from 8 a.m. to noon on an express train via a Champagne...
View ArticleFrenchie and the Sangria
So today happens to be my birthday (Merci!) and there is nothing better than a glass of sangria to celebrate a new candle on a cake with friends, colorful drinks and a house filled with mirthful and...
View ArticleFrenchie and Big Foot – Part 1
“Everything’s bigger!” said the Frenchman next to me at Whole Foods holding an orange juice quart. And yes, it’s true, everything’s bigger here. Cars, buildings, beds, TVs, rooms, sinks and of course...
View ArticleFrenchie and Big Foot – Part 2
Here I am making two soups: on my left, a parsnip ginger cashew soup recipe from a well-known U.S. food magazine – on my right, a carrot turmeric soup from a French recipe. Guess what? [drum roll] The...
View ArticleFrenchie and the Golden Arches
I am going to let you in on a tiny secret that the French don’t want spread. It’s so secret, it could shatter their reputation around the world. It is also so upsetting that most French are in total...
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