Practicing Creativity

What Do Chestnuts and Chestnut Trees Look Like?
Growing up in the southwestern part of the USA, the closest I ever got to a chestnut was the opening line in The Christmas Song about roasti...
Bienvenue ! But at what price? All large grocery stores in France have an International Section. It's where you find the American/Britis...
Coming to a French Grocery Store Near You – Canned Pumpkin!
Happy Epiphany! Celebrating 2022's Epiphany Sunday
We're celebrating the Epiphany in France today. Although the origins of this holiday are ancient (see last year's 2021 Epiphany post...
1st row – savory buckwheat crêpes, sweet crêpes, crêpe pan 2nd row – heating up the crêpe, savory crêpes – hubbie's ham and my veggie 3r...
Celebrating Crêpe Day in France – La Chandeleur
A Bûche – France's Favorite Christmas Dessert & Card Celebrating It
France's favorite Christmas dessert is a   bûche de Noël .   Bûche  means log, and represents the traditional yule log that was burned t...
Fall is synonymous with fresh mushrooms in France and even though it feels like winter outside, Christmas is next week, and festive savory ...
Fall Mushrooms in France
Easy Fall Gluten Free Apple Crumble (or is it Crisp?)
Inspired by Christmas right around the corner, colder weather and fall's plentiful apple harvest, I've been in a baking frame of min...
European and American supermarkets are definitely different. There are things you see in European grocery stores that you never – or hardly ...
12 Things You Can Find in a Swiss or French Supermarket You Probably Won't Find in an American One
Six Different Varieties of Pumpkins Sold in France
Since Halloween isn't traditionally celebrated in France (and since we're in confinement again as of yesterday, it certainly won...
Italian kaki (cachi in Italian, also referred to as kaki muscat in France) are in season...yeah! They're one of my favorite fruits and I...
It's Italian Kaki Fruit Season!
Do You Need a Tofu Press?
I'm a sucker for kitchen gadgets and am always on the lookout for something that can make my time spent in the kitchen easier. Admittedl...
Provence and Dordogne black winter truffles (Photo: maxpixel.net) Have you ever tasted a fresh French truffle? If you answer 'No' yo...
French & Italian Savory Truffles and the Best Way to Affordably Get That Taste
Tempting Tempeh – What is Tempeh and an Easy Way to Prepare it
One of my favorite vegetarian basics is tempeh. Are you familiar with it? Assuming you're familiar with better known tofu, tempeh is sim...
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