Tag: Balleure

We've made the last, lovely salad of the season with homegrown veggies, and it may be the best one of all. Plus some good books ...

The good news about Burgundy farmhouses: They nearly always come with a real live stone wine cellar. A wine 'cave' is de rigeuer in France---but ...

If a sumptuous plate of cheeses is passed to you, will you know exactly how to cut each type, and how to eat it properly? ...

Dip yourself into the French language for a month and you'll soak it up, right? Well, not exactly. If you've ever dreamed of abandoning your ...

Some musings on why the French countryside, authentic and ancient, so un-modern and not at all hip, tugs at our heartstrings. We’re thinking soup, too, ...

There’s big excitement at the château today! I’m doing a guest blog at every Francophile’s go-to site, French Word a Day. Read the post at ...

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 ...

The village has taken over for the vacationing baker, making baquettes in a wood-burning oven no less. And you’re invited to the party, along with ...

Yikes! The baker at our village boulangerie is going on vacation, in the middle of the Party Season. Not to worry, Nicole ,our chatelaine, is ...