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Today, a little virtual tour of Fribourg, a charming town in Switzerland. AND, a pasta cook-off! We had the BEST pasta with lemon sauce there. ...

…In which I shamelessly contract out my vegetable growing to French gardeners, and we learn to make a quick and yummy Frenched-up Southern Hash.

'La rentrée est arrivée’ and summer’s nearly over---but not quite! Time for a little last minute bistro sitting. We’re dissecting some of those fabulous lunch ...

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What does EVERYONE do on Sundays in the French countryside? We’re off to the Puces! (that's French for fleas). Every village has an annual Brocante ...

There are 58 steps up the stone spiral staircase to our 4th floor apartment. Two questions: How do you manage an indoor/outdoor cat—a wimpy one ...

It’s maddening, it’s humiliating, it’s frustrating, it’s FUN! Learning a language may be easy when you’re two, but after that, it’s a challenge like no ...

This week, we’re talking goats and goat cheese in its various varieties, with two recipes: a favorite from a Lyon bistro, and a great summer ...

Are you a French gourmand? Then you’re going to want to know about the world’s best French/English food dictionary, free for the asking, by the ...

We get asked this question all the time, in Charleston and in France. Why did we? Would you? Some answers and some musings on what ...