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In the U.S. we like our holidays like we like our fountain sodas…BIG! Even those holidays which may or may not even directly apply to us are celebrated as though they the are. Take Saint Patrick’s Day. Irish ancestors or not, I bet you are careful to don green when March 17th rolls [...]
One of my fondest memories of grade school in the U.S. is the classroom holiday parties. And Valentine’s day was a definite favorite! Remember making valentine mailboxes from shoe boxes and having them filled up with Brach’s conversation hearts and cartoon- character valentines from your classmates? Barring that ultra-romantic valentine you got every [...]
Tired of baking the same holiday goodies year after year? Freshen things up a little with holiday recipes, where peppermint candy canes take center stage!
Cookies with Candy Cane Sprinkles
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Isn’t it funny how in the States anything fabriqué en France just seems somehow classier, while in France it’s the “American touch” that is so sought after? Just try to find a t-shirt with something written in French for a friend back home. Actually, don’t. I’ve already tried, and it’s nearly impossible. Given the [...]
Nothing says Christmas like a warm fire burning, Christmas lights twinkling, the smell of fresh-baked sugar cookies, and you and yours snuggled up under a warm quilt… All is in place for CHRISTMAS MOVIE NIGHT! That’s right, let the annual Christmas movie marathon begin. This year though, why not substitute a little M. Preskovic for a [...]
My mother used to make these amazing teddy bear breads that she would give to my teachers for the holidays. But now that I’m a parent, I’m amazed that she found the time, patience and energy to bake bread, any kind of bread, for my teachers.
Giving a holiday gift to [...]
On December 5th (or 6th) of each year, Saint Nicolas pays a visit to all the children in Eastern and Northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and many parts of eastern Europe. In Flemish lore, he arrives on his donkey with his companion Le Père Fouettard (Father Whip). Saint Nick gives candy to [...]
It’s that time of year again… Well, once every 4 years at least. November 6, 2012 is Election Day in the US for the Presidency as well as Congress. The two main candidates, Democrat incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, are quite close in the polls at the moment. It will certainly be [...]
The thing I really miss about Halloween is the trick-or-treating. As a kid in the US, you look forward all year to dressing up so you can collect, count, hoard and then hide or spit on your candy so older sibling doesn’t steal it from you. As an adult, you keep fond memories [...]
While some expatriates come to France dead set on complete integration, determined to make nothing but French friends, to speak solely in French, to eat/cook only French cuisine; many of us quickly find a sense of community and camaraderie to be lacking in our otherwise happy lives abroad. Sometimes this sense of [...]
The first weekend of every September, the city of Lille turns into a citywide flea market/garage sale/sidewalk sale/street party. September in Lille means one word : Braderie. Everything seems to revolve around the age old tradition of buying and selling junk, drinking too much beer and eating too many moules-frites. And let’s not forget the [...]
The single most valuable resources available to American expatriates living in France are the numerous associations whose mission it is to provide support, helpful advice, and a sense of community to both those trying to adjust to their new life abroad and to veteran expatriates who have decided to make France their permanent home. [...]
The single most valuable resources available to American expatriates living in France are the numerous associations whose mission it is to provide support, helpful advice, and a sense of community to both those trying to adjust to their new life abroad and to veteran expatriates who have decided to make France their permanent home. [...]
The single most valuable resources available to American expatriates living in France are the numerous associations whose mission it is to provide support, helpful advice, and a sense of community to both those trying to adjust to their new life abroad and to veteran expatriates who have decided to make France their permanent home. [...]
The single most valuable resources available to American expatriates living in France are the numerous associations whose mission it is to provide support, helpful advice, and a sense of community to both those trying to adjust to their new life abroad and to veteran expatriates who have decided to make France their permanent home. [...]
