A Lady In France

Smoked Salmon Quiche

I'm not sure where I got the idea for making a smoked salmon quiche, but I must have seen it somewhere in France (and not been able to eat it since it would surely have contained gluten). I looked at a bunch of recipes, and they were pretty standard and self-evident since quiche-making always ... read more

Pearls from a Marriage Retreat

We had our fourth marriage retreat last weekend and - except for the first year - it is held here. A chateau-based marriage retreat is a really nice benefit of living in France, wouldn't you say? This year the château changed owners, and I think the new owner didn't quite know what to ... read more

Blessed Are

Happy new year! It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, and I hope you had a good start to 2019. We had a great holiday - very relaxing - and I was able to catch up on, not only writing projects, but also on my rest, some cleaning, relationships, and life as a whole. So I'm feeling refreshed and ... read more

Arugula Pesto Pasta

This arugula pesto recipe is from my friend, Danila, who works as an Italian teacher for corporations. She got it from the chef at Barilla. I've talked about Danila on my blog before and she also has a place in my memoir since our daughters are best friends and we bought our first apartment from ... read more

Winners! And a New Giveaway

I promised a short and sweet post today, and this is it. I'm announcing the two winners of my paperback giveaway (plus Paris postcards) of A Friend in Paris, and the two winners are ... They've both been notified by email. Congratulations, Nancy and Kelly! However, the giving season is not ... read more

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