What’s for dinner tonight? Julia Childs’ steak au poivre. Bon appétit!


See, if we were living in France, my kids wouldn’t be hungry for dinner at 6:00.  We wouldn’t be having dinner until at least 7 or 7:30.  BUT, they wouldn’t go to bed at 7:30 either!  So it’s a trade off.  Hectic around here at 5:00 trying to figure out what to cook for dinner […]

Maman, how could you forget the goûter???


Oh heaven forbid….  4 o’clock is creeping up slowly and I’ve obviously forgotten about the goûter.  My kids are going to riot.  The goûter.  The God-given right to all children big and small.  4 o’clock snack.  Don’t be mistaken, the goûter is not to be had at 3:45 or even at 5 till 4.  Nope, […]

Allow me to introduce myself to the world of blogging.


A little about me…  I’m from Louisiana, which may somehow explain my obsession with all things French.  Not living there anymore, moved away when I was 23 to see what it was like “away from the south”.  If anything, I’ve come to have a much greater appreciation for most things southern than I ever had […]