French Cuisine Friday : Fish | Poisson

Note : This is part of the French Cuisine Friday Series which is now based off the list of 44 classic French Meals You Should Try Before You Die 

This post was originally posted back in May of 2010.

Its fish night.
 
Directions:
1. Go to the market, or the local place to buy good fish and buy trout or another kind similar.

2. Make sure that its cleaned and slit in the middle. because if not it will take awhile.

3. Find a large baking sheet or casserole dish, put olive oil in the bottom

4. Then put the fish in the pan and in the slit of all the fish place butter (butter with salt if possible) and a small amount of herbs de provenance.

5. Then cut up one large onion and place the onions on top.

6. Put a few pieces of butter on top of the fish, along with some more herbs.
 Then put it in the oven @ 200°F or 110°C and cook for about 30-45 minutes.
Serve with rice and green beans with garlic sauce.
 

Vacation

Just letting you guys know that I will be in Turkey visiting my in-laws for the next month. Yilmaz has finally received his residency card after a nine-year battle with the French administration system. When I get back from vacation, I hope to write about our experiences in Turkey and about Yilmaz's situation.

My husband's village (Yukarikazanlar, Kazan for short) located in Eastern Turkey

Also, one of the best things about living in Paris is going to the Eiffel Tower at midnight just because. I don't have any pictures because my phone decided to die just as we got there :(

New Baby Skirts

I recently got a few more baby skirts sewn. Because the other ones that I made are now to small. The new skirts I made are 30 cm. long and 50 cm. waist (I doubled the waist size to make it flowey ?). Like the other skirts I used the pattern from danamadeit. They are really easy to make and cost about 2-3 euros each to make.

When we get back from vacation, I hope to make quite a few more skirts. I have a lot of fabric that I have bought in the past weeks, it's become an addiction now to buy fabric. I will post pictures of these skirts as soon as I finish them. I am even thinking about selling them to people at yard sales or to friends, because so many people have commented on them.

If I have time before we leave for Turkey, I hope to get these three done to bring with us!!

the fabric box is overflowing.

Also, I will be posting a few skirts that I have made for myself here shortly. They are really long and high waisted.

Color Run in Paris

 

Today I saw on the news that Paris had it's first ever color run yesterday and I'm mad that I missed it. Hopefully next time I will hear about it in advance and be able to participate.

paulette-magazine.com

franceinfo.fr

Have you participated in a color run ?
If so, where ?
If not, would you ?

French Cuisine Friday : Pot au Feu

 Note : This is part of the French Cuisine Friday Series which is now based off the list of 44 classic French Meals You Should Try Before You Die

Today's feature  on French Cuisine Friday is Pot au Feu which is #12 on the list and a link to their recipe from Bon Appetit

Pot-au-Feu literally a Pot on the Fire means a stew. So its like a Veggie Beef Stew or another translation was a plate of boiled beef and stewed vegetables.
I actually made this dish a few months back because it really helps warm you up after a cold day. It would  make a great dinner tonight because it's cold and cloudy, but I have already decided we are eating breakfast for dinner.

One of the best parts of this dish is that you can go the supermarket and buy a pack of veggies labeled Pot au Feu.

I was going to add cabbage but ended up not.

I didn't use all of the recommended meat cuts, because we don't eat pork. Instead I used a mixture of beef cubes and beef bones. I also cooked this in the crockpot to get a good tasting broth, which I ended up freezing for future soups.

I made it around 11 am and left it on high till about 5pm. But I have seen people use pressure cookers or a basic pot.

Take the meat and veggies out of the pot and enjoy!

Let us know if you have made or plan to make pot-au-feu!!

 

Photo Quiz of the Week : Hot Tourist spots

Each week, you can test your French knowledge with pictures of places, people or food from around France.

This week we will start off with some easy hot tourist spots.

Please comment your answers below and encourage your friends to participate.The first person to have the right answers will receive a small gift with goodies from France.

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Bonne chance !


 

Happy Late Birthday Eiffel Tower

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Yesterday was the 125th birthday of the Eiffel Tower ! Bon Anniversaire Tour Eiffel Just imagine how many photos were taking yesterday compared to on a daily basis !

According to time.com : More than 250 million people have visited the structure since it opened, attracting 6 million people each year and making it the most-visited paid monument in the world.

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