Pastis is a common drink here in France, especially in the South (it originates in Marseilles). It tastes strongly of anise (although not quite as smackyouintheface liquorice-y as Sambuca.) As you can…
Category: Paris et Ma Vie
All things Parisian, and tidbits about my life
Je Suis A Paris!
Whoa… found these pictures archived from the day I got to Paris and forgot about them. The day I got to Paris, I tried, as I always do, to avoid jet lag…
Goodbye Summer, Hello Baklava
I had expected to have a little bit more time. I wanted to experiment with some corn butter recipes I’ve been putting off since last summer. I hardly had my fill of…
I’m Back!
6 months later, I’m back! It’s been forever, I know, and I’m not actually back for that long… I fell in love with France once again, and I’m finally realizing that lifelong…
Grocery Delivery
At the peak of the dotcom hype, I distinctly remember hearing people ooh and ahh over what was, at the time, a huge innovation: peapod.com. You would simply log on, enter what…