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      • Paris Poulet Roti à la Sunshine
        01/31/10
        One of the hardest things for me is to come up with ideas for what to cook for dinner. Tonight I can thank a wonderful cook, Sunshine, for this recipe which she posted on OurParisforum.com recently.




        This recipe originates in the Joy of Cooking, and is very adaptive. I c

      • How Bad Can It Get?
        01/31/10
        Evidently pretty bad. As if it weren't bad enough, they're shoving a McDonald's under the Louvre. I wasn't thrilled there was a shopping mall under there, but this really adds insult to injury. I find it so sad we're managing to export our worst traits. McDonald's, Star

      • On Loosing my Mind and Other Trips
        01/30/10
        Although my diagnoses is unlikely to carry much weight, seeing as it is a self-diagnosis, I believe I have irretrievably lost it. Maybe it's writer's block. Sometimes I read the blogs of others and wonder how they can be so courageous, writing out for all to see their hopes, fears, humilia

      • Baybe it's COLD
        01/28/10
        I like the cold weather. When it turns cold outside, the warmth in the office here is just right. When it turns warmer, the heat from the computers and such makes it just that little bit stuffy. No one wants to exercise in a stuffy room. The only thing I am really disliking are the gray skies. Hard

      • Oh to be in Paris!
        01/27/10
        Lately I find myself drawn to pages about Paris. Perhaps I can blame it all on Gitte and her wonderful stories of her trips in that city. For shame, tempting me with tales of wonderful meals and beautiful, sunny days roaming and exploring! -*makes tisking sound between teeth*- What shall we do with

      • Great Book - Paris on a Budget
        01/22/10
        Paris is a wonderful place, but can be expensive. I recently came across a wonderful book which amazingly tells of some great free things to do in the city. I can't wait to use it on our next trip! Thanks to Kay for the email suggesting it. And even if I never make it back, this book can take y

      • Dreaming of Paris
        01/22/10
        I dream of Paris sometimes. Odd, that a city half way around the globe could enthrall me that way. I went with my daughter on my first visit. As we looked out the windows of the train from Charles de Gaulle airport, everything about the place looked different. Like nothing we had ever seen before, a

      • Watch out for Malevolent Stationary Bikes
        01/20/10
        It stands there, lying in wait. Mocking me with the seeming innocence of line and function only a malevolent spirit can achieve. Look at it. I know. You don't see it, not until it is too late does it reveal what it has in store, waiting with a Machiavellian insouciance for me to climb astride.

      • Shopping for A GREAT Deal
        01/15/10
        So I've been shopping for a great deal on a trip to somewhere romantic for our anniversary. With all this whining about lack of tourists, one might think really great deals would be out there. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be true. At least not traveling from around here. I checked up

      • What to Cook
        01/15/10
        Sometimes it's so hard to come up with something to cook. I find at times despite the boredom I feel a twinge of envy for the cook who serves always the same thing on the same night. If it is chicken casserole, it must be Tuesday. At least they never feel like an artist absent their muse. Of co

      • Packing for Your Trip
        01/14/10
        Seems like everyone has their own ideas about perfection in packing, and I think I have tried every one of them. When I was a young woman and got sent on a few business trips, I tried rolling. You can fit a lot, but it seemed to cause a lot of wrinkling in some items. Basically, if your item was low

      • Romance
        01/13/10
        Ahhhhh Romance! Conversation this morning turned to anniversary plans, and now I am left wondering what would constitute a "Romantic" holiday. Certainly there are the obvious. Fancy dinner, a stay in some secluded Bed and Breakfast or boutique inn, or perhaps a trip to Paris, Venice, or so

      • Brie has a nose and don't you touch it!
        01/10/10
        The brie police will get you if you do!

        Seriously, what is the nose on brie? I was just reading up on some French etiquette pages and they mention the height of bad manners is cutting the nose off brie. Odd, the brie I purchase is round. I don't see anything like a nose but hey, it&#

      • So that's Spinning
        01/10/10




        Can I ride behind the hot hunk? Wha? I'm just askin!

      • Preparations and Exercise
        01/09/10
        Been looking at the calendar and realizing we're looking at a lot of activity in the next year. At least one trip is certain, Georgia for the birth of the first grandchild (be sure to razz Restil about being a gramps), and more trips are hoped for. Finally decided I have to get into shape for a

      • Who Can Resist the Chocolate Mousse?
        01/07/10


        Certainly not I! =)

      • Food Again! Oh no!
        01/07/10
        While of course it seems obvious, I had hoped my rice and cheese would manage to hit that same spot as homemade mac and cheese. When I took it from the oven, I knew already I had lost. Though it smelled cheesy and good, rice just smells different than noodles. There, I said it! It was, of course, de

      • Homemade Mac and Cheese
        01/05/10
        I've never made homemade mac and cheese. I know homemade mac and cheese is out there, but I grew up in a boxed mac and cheese world. Somehow it is one of those odd things I never really thought about. When you say the words "mac and cheese" it just conjures up that brilliant orange pl

      • Paris Dreaming
        01/05/10
        There's been a lot made lately of the drop in travel and how that is affecting prices. Just for grins, I put in some of my favorite destinations on a few of the travel websites. Imagine my surprise when I located a spring break week in Paris on one of them for only $925 each for myself, DH, and

      • Success! Escargot stuffing stuffed chicken breasts are a hit!
        01/05/10
        The chicken breasts I made stuffed with escargot stuffing were a great success. The family ate all I made and begged for more! What I ended up doing was sort of butterflying chicken breasts, then I smashed them out a bit between two pieces of plastic wrap. I put equal amounts yellow onion, escargot,

      • Travel on my mind.
        01/02/10
        With the recent cheaper airfare, travel has been on my mind. Too bad I am not rich enough to take major advantage! I've been reading up on Paris of the beaten path and looking over information on Tokyo. I had heard it was cheaper to rent apartments and ryokan stays on Japanese language websites

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