I just need to plunge right in, don't I? It's Thursday's post on France and I promised to write about the Epiphany celebration where all of France (Europe? The Eastern Christian Churches?) eats the galette des rois. With alcoholic bubbling cider. But I'm having trouble plunging right in because I'm ... read more
Galette des Rois à la Frangipane (gluten-free)
A galette des rois (pronounced gah-let day rwa) is a flaky cake with filling that you eat on the 12th night after Christmas. The Epiphany. It honors the magi kings (rois) who came to pay homage to Jesus. And this celebration is a big deal in France. I'll tell you more about the tradition on Thursday ... read more
Discipleship
As Christians we can sometimes swing too far into works, or too far into grace, depending on what our religious persuasion is. Some churches permit - and even encourage - carrying around a load of guilt as a perverse way of showing our gratitude for being given the gift of holiness and eternal life. ... read more
The Vulnerability of Being Loved
I wrote this post yesterday. And although I do feel better today (apart from the fact that my husband has a last minute trip to the antarctic (Minnesota) on top of his scheduled trip to Hollywood and I so don't want him to leave), I thought it was worth it to share how I've been feeling because a ... read more
Old School Blogging Style
I started blogging in the fall of 2009. It seems like a long time ago, but some of the big name bloggers have been doing it since 2006. So clearly I'm behind the times. Blogging has changed a lot over these years, both in content and in its marriage to social media. It used to be that blogging memes ... read more
Creamy Potato-Leek Soup
The word "leek" is just not as pretty as its French counterpart, which is "poireau," and which is pronounced pwah-row. In fact, this staple of a soup is called "Soupe aux Poireaux" in French. Soup oh pwah-row. Even the leeks themselves seem to be much larger than I remember them being in America. ... read more
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