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French Music Then and Now
Interesting music from France and the Francophone world
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Table & Foraging
Carottes Râpées, the Ubiquitous French Carrot Salad
This is one of those recipes that you’ll find everywhere here, in varying quality, from unattractive supermarket versions to fancy upscale bistros.
Table & Foraging
Carottes Râpées, the Ubiquitous French Carrot Salad
This is one of those recipes that you’ll find everywhere here, in varying quality, from unattractive supermarket versions to fancy upscale bistros.
Table & Foraging
Finding Food Elsewhere
In this part of the newsletter, I’ll explore ideas, recipes and thinking about food that I have found in France and elsewhere. These are take on recipes and maybe not “correct” but tasty.
Table & Foraging
Finding Food Elsewhere
In this part of the newsletter, I’ll explore ideas, recipes and thinking about food that I have found in France and elsewhere. These are take on recipes and maybe not “correct” but tasty.
culture
Salad Days: Understanding a bit about French Mortgages & Loans
From Steaks to Stakes: A Glimpse into France's Approach to Mortgages and Life Insurance
expatriate
Salad Days: Understanding a bit about French Mortgages & Loans
From Steaks to Stakes: A Glimpse into France's Approach to Mortgages and Life Insurance
daily life in france
Teacher Strikes continue today and Saturday
Strikers assemble for a smaller march starting at the Ducal Castle in Nantes
daily life in france
Teacher Strikes continue today and Saturday
Strikers assemble for a smaller march starting at the Ducal Castle in Nantes
culture
C’est la Grève: Life in a Country Built to Protest
What “business as usual” looks like when the buses don’t run.
Culture
C'est la Grève: Stikes and Daily Living in France
Understanding France's culture and national sport: the protest.
Leaving the US
Beyond Nantes - finding an apartment in France
finding something a bit closer to how we want to live in a new country