Head over to Pom Pom Parlor to read my interview and check out this cute blog about crafts, baking, vintage and trips to japan.
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Food and Drink
10/18/2010
07/25/2010
Sunday Afternoon Tea
Heart shaped lavender and jasmin cookies and almond,cranberry nougat from Aurore-Capucine
Dried kiwi, green grapes, Dice teapot from my belle-soeur with pearl de jasmin tea inside, pink napkins with pretty bow jacard motif found in Antibes, plaid oil cloth found in Sebastapol on our last trip to the US.
03/28/2010
French Easter Chocolate
It amazes me every year the designs available for Easter chocolate. I remember just chocolate bunnies and jelly beans from my childhood. Here, in France you find chickens, like this cutie I offered myself, lobsters, squirrels, dogs, ducks, deer, sea shells and fish. The chocolate fish tradition comes from April Fool's Day which here is called "Poisson d'avril". My husband explained to me that as a joke people would cut a fish out of paper and attach it to someone's back with a friendly pat and if the person didn't catch on everyone would laugh at them. The term has evolved into each time you make a joke at someone else's expense, it's a "Poisson d'avril'. These chocolates are from a boulangerie next to Tribal Act at Republique.
01/31/2010
Magical Gypsy Bakery
When you come to get tattooed by me you should pick up a little something to eat to give you strength through your torture session! There's a little magical patisserie on the way to my shop from metro Cadet. On the left, 3, rue de Rochechouart, Aurore-Capucine. Tuesday through saturday 11:30 to 20:00 They have huge heart shaped cookies flavored jasmin and coconut, or geranium and almond paste, violet with fruit confite or chocolate with dried strawberries. There is no where else like this in Paris. Bon appetite!
11/26/2009
Gingerbread Houses
It's that time of year to start thinking about houses made of candy. Oh boy!
