
Wednesday Postcard: Palais Garnier in Paris
This week’s carte postale features Palais Garnier in Paris. It’s also known as Opéra Garnier, or simply L’Opéra Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: Palais Garnier in Paris
This week’s carte postale features Palais Garnier in Paris. It’s also known as Opéra Garnier, or simply L’Opéra Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: Palais Garnier in Paris
“The Runaway Beignet” is a retelling of “The Gingerbread Man” and it takes place in New Orleans during Mardi Gras! Read along with my daughters and me Continue reading Read With Us: “The Runaway Beignet”
The New Orleans praline is a type of candy made with pecans and caramelized sugar (This post is not sponsored) Continue reading Bonjour Praline!
This week’s postcard features the LaBranche House in the French Quarter in New Orleans ⚜️ Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: New Orleans, Louisiana
Expressing love on Valentine’s Day — it’s not just for couples Continue reading Valentine’s Day: Hearts, Roses, and a Poem
February 2 is also known as Crêpe Day Continue reading February 2: Groundhog Day and La Chandeleur
Let’s celebrate the flaky, buttery pastry Continue reading January 30 is Croissant Day
I recently ordered a couple bags of Michoko Noir through French Wink, the digital multivendor marketplace and store located in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. [This post contains an affiliate link] Continue reading Michoko Noir: Dark Chocolate Covered French Caramels
This week’s postcard features the inner dome and canopy over the Rotunda in the United States Capitol in Washington, DC Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC
Hitting pause on Music Monday for now. Enjoy this jazzy song by American musical group, Pink Martini (1997) and have a great week ahead Continue reading Music Monday: Sympathique
While I had seen remnants of the Berlin Wall before in a Washington, DC museum, nothing compares to seeing the Wall where it actually stood for nearly three decades (February 2020) Continue reading Visiting Berlin: Berlin Wall
Recorded in 1950, this obsequious love song is one of Édith Piaf’s most popular chansons. However, my favorite version is performed by Christiane Brisseau Continue reading Music Monday: Hymne à l’amour
Driving around San Francisco: Haight-Ashbury; the Cliff House restaurant; California’s largest German church, and more Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: NYE 2021 in San Francisco
Here’s my interpretation of cassoulet, the humble, but hearty meat and bean stew from southwest France Continue reading Getting Creative with Cassoulet in California