Category Archives: Food

The very best steak and the very best cake

Posted on September 27, 2011 by caelycate

This is the story of a birthday dinner for a reluctant birthday boy. Sunday was a very special someone’s big day. Unfortunately, this certain someone doesn’t like birthdays, and last year he got away with not celebrating his birthday at … Continue reading →

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The girls are back in town!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by caelycate

There have been many welcome changes lately. First of all, la rentrée (return to school and work after the summer holidays) which I have welcomed with arms wide-open. While I love the lazy sunny days of summer as much as … Continue reading →

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Yogurt Cake with Apples

Posted on September 14, 2011 by caelycate

It’s officially fall, and that means all sort of yummy new foods at the market stands. Although I am sad (almost heartbroken) to bid adieu to peaches, nectarines, melons and all those other wonderful summer fruits, I am equally excited … Continue reading →

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The perfect Sunday breakfast

Posted on September 11, 2011 by caelycate

It’s not the happiest day today, as if anyone needs reminding. The 10th anniversary of a terrible event which changed America forever.  The weather seems to be paying tribute: I woke up to pouring rain and frosty cold creeping in … Continue reading →

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Larmor Plage (a.k.a this is work?!)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by caelycate

A few weeks before my recent trip to California I was contacted by a French woman inquiring if I would be interested in staying with her and her family in their beachside home on the Breton Coast for a few … Continue reading →

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Family, Friends and Food…Oh My

Posted on August 19, 2011 by caelycate

Once again, it’s been awhile. I promise not to make these long absences a habit, though I doubt anyone notices besides my mom! I have good reason for not writing though: I spent 3 weeks at home in sunny San … Continue reading →

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Chocolate

Posted on August 1, 2011 by caelycate

My kind of video…made entirely out of chocolate. Too cute. Enjoy.

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Les Vacances

Posted on July 19, 2011 by caelycate

It’s been awhile. I guess that I’ve been in the summer spirit, lazing about and not doing anything productive at all (unless sleeping in and eating a lot is considered productive?). The French take the summer holiday very seriously indeed, … Continue reading →

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Pastry Patrol: Éclair

Posted on June 30, 2011 by caelycate

I think you all know the éclair. It is after all one of France’s most renowned creations, right behind champagne and the guillotine. But, just in case you’ve been living under a pastry-deprived rock, the éclair is an oblong shaped … Continue reading →

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The City of Lights

Posted on June 21, 2011 by caelycate

I lived in Paris 5 years ago as a student. One glorious semester of wandering the tirelessly fascinating streets, frequenting the array of wonderful museums, munching on a rainbow of macarons, and generally soaking up the sights of the beautiful grey … Continue reading →

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