Tag: Living in France
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French recipe: The Perfect French Hot Chocolate
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been polishing my skills at ghosting – the victim in question being this old blog of mine. It turns out to be one of my talents, although not one I’m particularly proud of. I didn’t expect my day job, editing, and my new part-time job as a culinary…
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Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties with Caramelised Onions
We have crept over the monthly border into November, but my cosy affection for pumpkins and witches still lingers. Now that the threat of horror and gore has passed, I feel quite warm-hearted about Halloween and it’s been on my mind for the last few days. That may have been because of the horror movie…
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French Apple and Sultana Cake
While I haven’t actually ventured outside at all today, I can finally feel that autumn has arrived in Toulouse. The leaves on the tree outside are still stubbornly green, but I proudly wore a jumper all day which is, naturally, the defining factor of a seasonal change. Autumn got waylaid, stuck behind the sleepy sun-drunk…
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Naan au Fromage
Upon my touchdown in Toulouse two years ago, within hours Gaylord was planning to make us naan au fromage. To give you some perspective, two years ago was a slightly tumultuous time, there was this little pandemic on, and lockdowns were declaring it was illegal to drive as far as your nearest airport. So, Gaylord…
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10-Minute Peanut Noodles
France may be one of the world’s capitals of cuisine, but not a lot of French food gets churned out of my kitchen. Don’t get me wrong, there are the dauphinois when the weather is colder, then clafoutis – both cherry and peach – when it eventually gets warmer again. Toulouse is famous for its…
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French recipe: Ratatouille Without Aubergine
I hate to admit it, but the Paris portrayed in movies is magical. It’s called the City of Light for a reason, and I don’t know who could leave unaffected by the Eiffel Tower lighting up like a glittering beacon over the city. Well, Gaylord, to be honest. He is Parisian. I don’t think those…
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French recipe: Peach Mille Feuille
If I could be a fruit, I would like to cast my vote to be a peach. There may be a lot of us peaches jostling in the fruit bowl. There is a reason this blog’s logo is a peach – it’s a little cheeky (the peach emoji connotations have a lot to answer for).…
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Fig and Caramelised Onion Flatbreads
And at last, figs are here. The bounty of the season! Let’s frolic under heaving fig trees or shove armfuls of them into our bags-for-life at the market. Make snow angles in the teetering piles of them building up all around us. Or not. You may be thinking that a fig and caramelised onion flatbread…
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The 5 Best Budget Restaurants in Toulouse
When I eat out, my first port of call is to google ‘budget restaurants in Toulouse’. I assume most of us do this, inserting our own home cities at the end. Eating is quite possibly one of the most enjoyable activities and food, well, it’s not free. So, the best option is to find restaurants,…
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Cheat’s Ice Cream Sandwich Ideas
Ice cream never struck me as a satisfying dessert – it’s the snack you eat in a cone by the beach, not the exclamation mark to end a meal. (If you disagree, I will see you outside aka the comments section.) But, let me just clarify. The act of squishing said ice cream between two…