Bienvenue Chez Moi

Honey, that last comment (from Mich) was me. I jus...

2011-08-03T05:52:12.401+02:00

Honey, that last comment (from Mich) was me. I just got home from work and forgot to switch off cute hubby's account. xo d

Ma Cherie, I was just thinking about you today, ho...

2011-08-03T05:48:29.100+02:00

Ma Cherie, I was just thinking about you today, how funny that you should leave me a comment on the very same day. Your page is killing me, I forgot momentarily how good the food is where you live. I love you header, btw.
I am doing well, in spite of what life is throwing at me. You sound good, too. Here's a tidbit just for you: when I first moved to France, I was obsessed with the word "bisou". I just thought it sounded really cool, and kept saying it (drove my kids nuts). Anyway, it was really nice to hear from you.
Love and lollipops, xo d

looks really good, I miss cheesecake. Not sure if ...

2011-08-01T20:43:18.004+02:00

looks really good, I miss cheesecake. Not sure if I can find philly cream cheese here though, unless I go to Carrefour, and I really don't want to do that.

Dedene, I thought you might enjoy this http://w...

2011-07-29T19:45:29.814+02:00

Dedene, I thought you might enjoy this http://www.mercotte.fr/ I have so many blogs (all not on my list), I spend hours in front of the computer; between watching the live webcams from Africa, emails and blogs... I had to put weights next to my desk so I can exercise while watching the screen. Tammy http://www.laviecevenole.blogspot.com/ has some good recipes too.
I am so sorry about the young gym teacher. What a shame!

Hi Dedene, I think that the "crabby club"...

2011-07-28T15:43:52.896+02:00

Hi Dedene,
I think that the "crabby club" has a large membership this summer...
What can you do? Just fins something and keep busy.
Hehe... that "sour face", I see with my hubby if I don't put enough salt in a particular dish!
I still think that people can be "fortiche" showing crabby facial expressions in France! :)

That is horrible about your gym teacher!!! Scary w...

2011-07-26T20:00:00.327+02:00

That is horrible about your gym teacher!!! Scary when you hear stuff like this!

And if I gave you some of our "extra" degrees, we'd both be comfortable.

By the way, I'm just back from vacation and trying to get caught up on your blog but I'm only going to leave one comment so I manage to get caught up someday! Amazing how many posts bloggers can write in a week!

Your plum tart looks ultra yummy Dedene.

2011-07-26T11:12:15.107+02:00

Your plum tart looks ultra yummy Dedene.

Triste nouvelle pour ta prof de gym. Personne n...

2011-07-26T09:24:14.640+02:00

Triste nouvelle pour ta prof de gym.
Personne n'est à l'abri de faire un AVC à n'importe quel âge.
La meilleur prune pour faire une tarte et même des confiotes, c'est la Reine-Claude.
Hier, notre hypermarché présentait des produits des Antilles. J'ai acheté des jus de fruits que l'on ne trouve pas normalement en Métropole et un pot de confiture de bananes. J'y ai goûté ce matin. Ben, je trouve que celles que je fais ton bien meilleures.
J'ai chanté de navigateur et n'ai pas toujours sur certain blog le traducteur google.
Tu devrais le mettre en marge sur ton blog, especially for me !!!
Bises.

I haven't had desert yet, and you put this tar...

2011-07-25T23:44:44.944+02:00

I haven't had desert yet, and you put this tarte in front of me!
Ce n'est pas juste!

We have loads of plums at the moment - some nice o...

2011-07-25T21:54:09.078+02:00

We have loads of plums at the moment - some nice ones, and then some little yellow ones (just a bit bigger than cherries) which are pretty tasteless. I have to think of ways to use them all up!!

Thanks all, the tarte is really good. Jo, I can co...

2011-07-25T20:46:29.785+02:00

Thanks all, the tarte is really good.
Jo, I can count on you for giving me good instructions for all sorts of things!

Oooh! your tarte is much fancier than mine! Looks ...

2011-07-25T18:33:13.852+02:00

Oooh! your tarte is much fancier than mine! Looks incredible!

I have been making masses of plum jam and plum sau...

2011-07-25T18:24:06.506+02:00

I have been making masses of plum jam and plum sauce but this tart looks fantastic. The problem is I am on my own again and a whole tart will take me ages to eat alone :-( Next year... Diane

Hi Dedene I LOVED the expression: swinshed up face...

2011-07-25T17:23:02.043+02:00

Hi Dedene I LOVED the expression: swinshed up face! So descriptive! When I make jam, I use 750g of sugar to every 1kg of fruit (the fruit is cleaned, peeled in necessary, like peaches and cut up accordingly) You can add a couple of drops of squeezed lemon juice and bring to the boil. No water and keep the lid off, scoop off scum as you go along. The jam will set beautifully. To test this you place a saucer in the freezer, and when you think the jam is almost done, remove saucer and add a little of the syrup. When you pull a spoon through it, a small channel should remain. There you are. A jam making session and you didn't even ask for it! LOL. Thanks for your visit. I have finally finished all my cooking and my husband is getting beans on toast for dinner! Have a great day, hope the weather dries up. (((Hugs))) Jo

So sorry about your bad weather-- a pattern I am a...

2011-07-25T16:56:38.647+02:00

So sorry about your bad weather-- a pattern I am all too familiar with! You are very brave to try and make jam. I have never attempted it myself. Veronique aka French Girl in Seattle

This looks like a super easy recipe - I have a pac...

2011-07-25T16:43:47.049+02:00

This looks like a super easy recipe - I have a packet of French ready-rolled pastry so I will give this a try.
Shame about the jam. I made jam of various kinds for the first time last year and was a bit squeamish about the amount of sugar in it - but it did taste yummy and set quite well. And only Bon Maman jars will do !!

Hi Dedene, Mmm.. you are sending me a reminder to ...

2011-07-25T15:29:20.893+02:00

Hi Dedene,
Mmm.. you are sending me a reminder to get my hands into baking. Now that Philadelphia cream cheese is widely available on the French supermarket shelves, I have no excuse!

Au fait ! J'ai vu du fromage Philadelphia dans...

2011-07-22T09:20:28.729+02:00

Au fait ! J'ai vu du fromage Philadelphia dans mon hyper marché.
Il ne faut pas le dire à mon Chéri, cela fait plusieurs fois que je fais ma sauce pour les concombres au yaourt car je n'avais plus de crème, Il n'y a vu que du feu.

Marrant ton commentaire chez moi, Dedene ! Thérèse...

2011-07-22T09:17:57.318+02:00

Marrant ton commentaire chez moi, Dedene !
Thérèse a dit que tu avais trouvé une bonne solution.
Il est sûr qu'à nous deux avec mon Chéri, on prendrait moins de place dans la serre que toutes les plantes qu'on y rentre pour l'hiver. La maison serait assez grande pour les recevoir, mais chacun chez soi !!!
Bises.

Not always easy to adapt recipes from one side to ...

2011-07-21T22:22:17.429+02:00

Not always easy to adapt recipes from one side to the other side of the pond...
There seems to be always an ingredient missing but at the end everything works wonderfully and the picture is here to prove it.

God that looks good Dedene. Yum yum. Thanks for sh...

2011-07-20T11:19:59.170+02:00

God that looks good Dedene. Yum yum. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Ici aussi il fait un temps pourri. C'est énerv...

2011-07-20T09:53:04.923+02:00

Ici aussi il fait un temps pourri.
C'est énervant pour un mois de juillet. Il pourrait pleuvoir la nuit et faire beau le jour, non !

I'm new to the whole goat thing so I don't...

2011-07-19T23:29:21.484+02:00

I'm new to the whole goat thing so I don't know if they can swim. I do know that they detest getting wet so I'm guessing they aren't swimmers. I did see her put one foot in the pool the other day and she jumped backwards like she had stepped on a live wire.

Mince alors ! J'ai changé de navigateur et je ...

2011-07-19T10:17:03.168+02:00

Mince alors ! J'ai changé de navigateur et je ne retrouve plus le mode traduction.
Il a l'air bien appétissant ton gâteau ! Tu l'as fait dans ta moule à charnière !!!

That looks yummy - now you can make some more, too...

2011-07-18T14:48:01.333+02:00

That looks yummy - now you can make some more, too bad we can't have a piece of it!