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French Food and Culture

The Hundred Years War: Sarajevo – June 28, 1914

For Molly and I, what started as a trip to southern France, has transformed into one giant history lesson about Europe’s darkest 32 years. Everywhere on this continent there is death, loss, violence and destruction.

June 28, 2014 in Austria, Balkan History and Culture, Bassac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, French Food and Culture, Germany, Montenegro, Paris, Serbia, The Balkans, Traveling While Reading.

Cognac and Pineau

We left Bassac two weeks ago and I’m very much missing most everything about France but most of all I miss cognac and pineau des charentes, made only in our region and plentiful in all the local stores.

February 25, 2014 in Bassac, French Food and Culture.

French Wine and Cheese (from the supermarket)

General de Gaulle once said: “How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 types of cheese?” His challenge was our splendor and indeed, the cheese aisle in the supermarket is truly a map of France.

February 24, 2014 in Bassac, French Food and Culture.

French History: Language

With Barb gone and Molly tired of my rants on French language purism, I thought I’d share with you a brief history of the French language and some of what we’ve learned from The Story of French.

February 21, 2014 in French Food and Culture, Traveling While Reading.

La Bonne Femme: Béchamel sauce

Béchamel sauce is one of the mother sauces of France. It’s a simple sauce to top off meat and vegetables and it’s a great way to revive your leftovers with a soul food flare.

February 19, 2014 in Bassac, French Food and Culture.

French History: The Charente River

The Charente River flows from the Limousin region of France and westward through into the Atlantic Ocean. It has provided the backdrop for many important moments in the history of Western France.

February 17, 2014 in Bassac, France, French Food and Culture.

8 French Grocery Store Favorites

In the French Intermarché grocery storechain where we do all of our grocery shopping, you can buy a flat screen t.v., new pajamas, kitchen appliances, school supplies, a sewing kit and jewelry, all in one fell swoop.

February 15, 2014 in Bassac, French Food and Culture, Top 8 & Other Lists.

French History: World War I

In every town we’ve visited here in France there is a World War I memorial. These are the names of those killed in action, who were sent to war from that particular town.

February 12, 2014 in French Food and Culture.

La Bonne Femme: Crêpes

For the record, before I came to France it was my belief that crêpes are highly overrated and that specialty crêpe restaurants in the U.S. are doomed to fail, much like the overpriced cupcake store.

February 8, 2014 in Bassac, French Food and Culture.

La Bonne Femme: Chicken with a Pan Sauce

Bonne Femme is French for “good wife.” But in French cuisine, the expression refers to a style of cooking. It is the fresh, honest, and simple cuisine served every day in French homes.

February 6, 2014 in Bassac, French Food and Culture.

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