Choosing just five French cheeses out of the multitude that I've tasted over the last couple of years was an interesting task. Especially since so many of my favorites aren't available outside of France. But I thought that if I narrowed down the...

Greens, cheese, fruit and nuts. Mix them together and you've created the kind of winter salad that I love! In this case, a salad of Belgian Endive, Roquefort, Apples and Walnuts. Roquefort, as I've said before, is not one of my favorite cheeses. ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

The exhilaration and shock of receiving la nationalité française has started to wear off and life slowly gets back to normal. One can only drink so much Champagne! Actually I'd be very happy to drink Champagne every day...but our bank balance...

I still can't believe it. I returned home from a shopping trip to Narbonne yesterday and the moment I walked in the house, husband held up an envelope and started singing la Marseillaise. He must be mistaken, I thought. It's too early. The...