Follow eat. live. travel. write., filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/eat-live-travel-write Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:10:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmMTrBtBxQn4e9WSSr4-0sP Well hi there and happy French Friday! I don’t know how YOUR week was but here I am finishing the last day of the FIRST five day in-person teaching week since February 2020! Last year we had virtual Fridays where the students participated in asynchronous work and clubs and we had meetings and professional development ... Read more]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmMTrBtBxQn4e9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlhYu5w4wGLNVe5jCclomp- This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is a bean salad, said to have been served for the first time in 1940. Created by Helen Corbitt, culinary director of Neiman Marcus, it was dubbed “caviar” as a nod to the shape of the (inexpensive) beans ... Read more]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:45:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlhYu5w4wGLNVe5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBl8A7KydOLcii1Ly282xAAw You probably already know –  French Food for Everyone: le goûter (after school snacks) is available for purchase as a Kindle book or a print-on-demand paperback NOW! You can find French Food for Everyone on Amazon and don’t forget that this September and October I’ll be donating $1 per copy sold to Community Food Centres ... Read more]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:15:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBl8A7KydOLcii1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBl1lgyQeeNfHLmyhX6zo8SW This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one I’m not sure I’d make again but I’m glad I tried it! Dorie says: I spotted these white-glazed ring cookies (the name means “little wheels”) the first day we were in Barcelona, bought some and then bought them every day thereafter. I’d find them ... Read more]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBl1lgyQeeNfHLmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlHAql8uKW9wnMq2h3ehXEp Hello… fall (autumn)? Hello… back-to-school (eeeeeek!)? Hello… cooler temperatures (maybe, for today at least)? Hello… routine? It’s been a while since I shared a recipe here despite the fact that I’ve been busy developing recipes behind the scenes… Today’s recipe comes from leftovers from working with canned pumpkin purée (WHY do they make those cans ... Read more]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2021 16:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlHAql8uKW9wnMq2h3ehXEp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBk6ovRVYCoDq4eLGixeGJZp Happiest of French Fridays to ME! That’s right – this week, French Food for Everyone quietly launched. Why “quietly” (it’s not like me, I will admit!)? Well, I’m new to self publishing so even though I had the wonderful LeAnna from Weller Smith Design holding my hand the whole way, the process and timeline is ... Read more]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBk6ovRVYCoDq4eLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmExYuqnmqoKO-bbeigX9oC This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. I might just be a glutton for punishment with this week’s Summer Reads choice. I mean, who chooses to read a novel about a pandemic DURING a pandemic? Uh, me (see my review of Songs for the ... Read more]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmExYuqnmqoKO-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmGk30dgF6TKCuZukmJ4mr4 I made this week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie over a month ago now but it was so good I can still taste it! Pimento Cheese isn’t something I was familiar with so I was a bit curious making it – I mean, cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise, ... Read more]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmGk30dgF6TKCuZukmJ4mr4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmDfAp6vnV_sOifqJurszLU This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one that I knew from a while ago I probably wouldn’t be able to complete properly because it requires a special piece of equipment – a pizzelle maker which, in my book would need to argue long and hard as to why it deserves a ... Read more]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmDfAp6vnV_sOifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlo4foIy2Q99mFk24e89-qg This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is actually three books in one, bonus for those of you looking to fill the last lazy days of summer with a little bit of armchair travel! Written by Laura Bradbury, of ... Read more]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlo4foIy2Q99mFk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBnbUR5RGAv_4wp41t9tiERU This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Mystery, family intrigue, romance – I’d say those are three elements that I’d consider make an excellent “Summer Reads pick! This week’s choice was one of those times that the Kindle “you might enjoy” feature offered me ... Read more]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBnbUR5RGAv_4wp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBkTZriq5R2jyUQqW5gBv7mX This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was the perfect showcase for local peaches here in Southwest France – it’s *just* the right time for them! We celebrated 7 years of owning our little piece of Southwest France last weekend with a special meal with ... Read more]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:15:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBkTZriq5R2jyUQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBm10hlvVb5voC1Ly282xAAw This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick was “an instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA TODAY bestseller” and is based on the true story of the librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II. ... Read more]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBm10hlvVb5voC1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmPm2ZIwcSz-uQEmsPXZ5C9 Happy French Friday! Today I’m sharing a book for all those sweet tooth Francophile readers out there – Molly Wilkinson’s French Pastry Made Simple. Molly (check out her website here) graduated from the pastry programme of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Originally from Dallas, Molly moved to Paris in 2013 to follow her passion for ... Read more]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmPm2ZIwcSz-uQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBn2RMsJuFn9LYIAmcWJ0TmB This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a cutie – baby buckwheat bars! Dorie says: The people of Brittany, on the western coast of France, call the flour they mill from buckwheat blé noir, or black wheat — the color is that dark. The flour we get is not always that dark, ... Read more]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:15:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBn2RMsJuFn9LYIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBm2UZ1R0Ysbli3FFO_xyF25 A small sidebar from Summer Reads this week – though it IS a summer read of sorts! Three years ago this weekend, I released my first book which has been a smashing success – in fourth print currently and there are still SO many people cooking and baking from it! Well guess what? SURPRISE! Today, ... Read more]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBm2UZ1R0Ysbli3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBnx1mGWvukDOhKeetMRuZbW Happy French Friday! It’s the summer holidays so I thought I would share a recently-published French-themed children’s book that I adore! About the book: This children’s book follows the story of Kylie, a crocodile that lives in the Canal Saint-Martin of Paris. She explores Paris secretly by day, watching people from the safety of storm ... Read more]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBnx1mGWvukDOhKeetMRuZbW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmXoukdMfTpAG7fhEn5oRuR This post is produced in partnership with The Berry Growers of Ontario. Blueberries are one of my favourite berries, I eat them most days and while I enjoy them year-round, they really are the best at their freshest, like right now! When and where can I pick blueberries in Ontario? Berries, like any fresh produce, ... Read more]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBmXoukdMfTpAG7fhEn5oRuR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBnGmLlrbFJlsagHTd9OkkKt This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This wasn’t going to be this week’s Summer Reads pick but when Jan Scott recommends a book, you know it’s going to be a good one (Psst: she’s opening a bookstore in the fall in St Mary’s ... Read more]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBnGmLlrbFJlsagHTd9OkkKt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlz3tmRupT2cXOFESPuQWsX This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a wonderfully easy summer recipe that I’ll keep in my back pocket when I have a surplus of supper cherry tomatoes – often, since I can’t resist them – especially the pretty multicoloured ones – at farmers’ ... Read more]]> Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:45:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/7cXuF_jNXBlz3tmRupT2cXOFESPuQWsX