Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Beautiful day at home with the family.

‘Twas the night before Christmas…

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas… Read More →

Mom’s home cooking.

Now you know where I get it from. Pan seared Atlantic salmon and sea scallops over a bed of hot zucchini and carrot slaw, bathed in a buerre blanc sauce.  Delicious. Again, it’s… Read More →

Home for the holidays…

Arrived late last night in New York! It is so good to be home to spend the holidays with my family. Here is a picture of the Christmas Tree in our living room. … Read More →

Christmas Tree in Old Town Square.

It was even more beautiful in person!

Galette du roi.

Thought I would continue the food theme…The Galette du roi (king cake) is a tradition in France around New Years.  Similar to the king cake tradition in the states for Mardi Gras, there… Read More →

Christmas fried rice…

…only because of the colors. Garlic, shallots, jalapenos, red bell peppers, lardons, olive oil, garlic powder, black pepper, a dash of cumin, a little white wine, and basmati rice.  Delicious.

Baby, you’re a firework…

This weekend in Dreux there was a huge annual festival called Les Flambarts, which is celebrated every year before Christmas.  As part of the festival there was a beautiful firework show with cool… Read More →

Christmastime is here.

(photo from Friday, December 9) Here is a photo I took last night at Notre Dame in Paris–you can see the beautiful Christmas tree in front of the cathedral, with the full moon… Read More →

Le Petit Prince au beffroi?

The Beffroi is decorated and lit up for Christmas, and in one of the windows they have painted Le Petit Prince!