A good Tatin apple tart for a good Week-end !

Anne | March 25, 2010

You need for a large Tart (serves 6 to 8 ) :
6 apples (Rome or Jonathan)
3.5 oz granulated sugar
1.8 oz unsalted butter
1 sheet shortcrust pastry (see below)
Home made Shortcrust Pastry:
7 oz all purpose Flour
4.4 oz salted Butter
1 Egg
2 tbsp Water
Make the shortcrust pastry : Cut the butter into 1.5cm (½ inch) dices and rub [...]

Back from Maison & Objets in Paris

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 [...]

“Rosalies” are not only French Women

Clement | January 11, 2010

Bonjour Frog du Jour,
Here in France we now all drive “rosalies” : it is a four-seats modern green and charming vehicle for the future, isn’t it ? please look at us driving our supercar on the famous Planches de Trouville, in Normandy
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2010: The year to discover French romantic places

Bixente | January 4, 2010

Hi,
Your blog may not any longer keep silent about the best place in France : le pays basque.
May I suggest frog du jour would become a specialized US market place for basque products ? the good news : I guarantee all basque people living in the US would become your most loyal customers; the [...]

WWF loves me

Phiphi | December 14, 2009

Hi Frogdujour,
My friend Chris and I had great lobsters last summer somewhere in Corsica. My recipe: cut them in half!!  paint the halves with a nice olive lemon herbs sauce and bake it 10 mn in the oven or on the bbq grill. Cheap and simple : that’s all !!!