Tag: Burgundy

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 ...

What’s the right path to learning French? Well, as it turns out there are many, some more stressful (and successful) than others. Here’s the advice ...

We're talking BISKITS!! Biscuits, southern style--but what about that French spelling? A close look at the South's most famous southern creation, the European equivalents, and, ...

Live chicken jewelry and a cocky cockerel--fun tales from our good friend Margaret. And if you like hot spiced wine, don't miss this special dessert ...

So, what do the GUYS do all day in France? Well, there’s wine to be tasted, meals to be celebrated…and then there’s “3 Men & ...

The French are passionate ‘gatherers’ and we join them this week in the hunt for wild mushrooms, an autumn sport in the countryside. Mushroom lore, ...

…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 ...

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 ...