January 2009

There are lots of things I saw during my trip to the province of Quebec that reminded me of Europe, specifically France. Last week I showed you the Jean-Talon Market.  Today, my selection has to do with art. We all…

Another very French thing about Montreal was the architecture.  And as luck would have it, they also boast a Notre Dame Cathedral. Though it is about three city blocks smaller and not quite as gargantuan, it is still beautiful, in its…

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If you haven't realized it by now, I love French food and I love The Barefoot Contessa.  So, it was a match made in heaven when she released the cookbook entitled Barefoot in Paris. A love story unfolded and I…

There are so many things that I haven’t had a chance to share with you yet about my trip to Montreal and Quebec City. Specifically, the food.  The wonderful, marvelous, delicious, French food! To remedy that, I wanted to show…

The single best part about Christmas is getting to hang with my favorite dude. Nah, not Chris.  He is second fiddle to my six year old nephew! And we had the most fun this year. Brought my MacBook along to…

I must confess, that before my Italian expat blog buddies got me drooling over Porcini mushrooms, I had never tried them. And now I have them to thank blame for my new Porcini addiction!   You see, in my world-…

Since it is the first Travel Tip Tuesday of the New Year, I thought it might be a good time to have a little fun. To dream a little.     So, if you will indulge me, I wanted to…

Many of you know that I had taken some Italian lessons at the beginning of the year.  You can read more about that here and here. Needless to say, we have been lax in our studies, but Italian is never far from…