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Monsieur Frog | March 10, 2010
An apron was primarily used by Grandmas to protect their dress, and in many cases was transformed into gloves to remove hot pans from the oven. Their apron helped wipe children’s tears and in certain circumstances, cleaned their faces.
From henhouses, an apron was used to carry eggs, revive chicks and sometimes carried cracked eggs that [...]
Anne | March 4, 2010
Soufflés have always incredibly intimidated me. I have always been, you know, that kind of woman who did not like to take risks when cooking for her friends, always making “safe bets” so as not to disappoint her guests…and herself ! Soufflés, a “hit or miss” ?? Me, never ! And the worst part is, [...]
Guylaine | February 20, 2010
With the upcoming Impressionist exposition at the Dallas Art Museum, I want to share a recipe from a book titled Monet’s Table written by Claire Joyes. The author described the artist’s life at Giverny and provides Monet’s favorite cooking dishes kept secret in his private cooking journals! Here is the one I enjoyed the most:
Serves [...]
Monsieur Frog | January 31, 2010
What an experience!
MAISON & OBJETS is Paris’ most trendy, fashionable, home decoration trade show held twice a year.
We arrived in Paris on Thursday for the show’s opening on Friday January 22nd. The weather was of course cold, but inside we warmed up to exciting new concepts!
The show has 6 theme halls and we spent [...]
Casanova | January 17, 2010
The first ceramics were found in central Europe around 24,000BC. Early pottery was made from clay like material, either by itself or mixed with other materials such as ash or crushed bones. Since these ancient times, the technology and applications of ceramics has steadily progressed through the ages. Ceramics now include domestic, industrial applications, building [...]
Monsieur Frog | December 11, 2009
Laguiole (pronounced lag-YALL) is a small village located in Auvergne, a beautiful hilly area in central France. The authentic Laguiole knives are traditionally made by manufacturers in the region and particularly in the town of Thiers the capital of French cutlery.
Originally, the Laguiole knife was a shepard’s tool and weapon.
Legend has it that Napoleon was [...]
Monsieur Frog | November 13, 2009
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maxam | November 9, 2009
We have some French neighbors in our street and they invited us to a barbecue last week end. The weather was pretty bad so we stayed inside. They cooked with this kind of ceramic plancha I had never seen before. They put it directly on the cook top. Then it went from the cook top [...]
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