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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Have the Winter blues?
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This charming 3 bedroom Provencal villa with mezzanine, swimming pool in quiet rural setting, sleeps 6 comfortably. Book now with owner! Follow the link below for details.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Enjoying Crepes on "Chandeleur"!
The French holiday, Chandeleur, is today February 2nd. Originally a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby Jesus. this holiday is also known as the "jour des crêpes". The French serve crêpes on Chandeleur. It is traditional in France to hold a coin in one hand and a crêpe pan in the other, and flip the crêpe into the air. If you catch the crêpe in the pan, you will be prosperous for the year.
Some of the French proverbs and sayings for Chandeleur are similar to "Groundhog Day" predictions in the US and Canada: À la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens À la Chandeleur, le jour croît de deux heures On Candlemas, the day grows by two hours Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte Candlemas covered (in snow), forty days lostRosée à la Chandeleur, hiver à sa dernière heure Dew on Candlemas, winter at its final hour So be sure to have a Crepe today in honor of Chandeleur!
Some of the French proverbs and sayings for Chandeleur are similar to "Groundhog Day" predictions in the US and Canada: À la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens À la Chandeleur, le jour croît de deux heures On Candlemas, the day grows by two hours Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte Candlemas covered (in snow), forty days lostRosée à la Chandeleur, hiver à sa dernière heure Dew on Candlemas, winter at its final hour So be sure to have a Crepe today in honor of Chandeleur!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Thirteen Desserts of Noël in Provence
If you’d like to celebrate Christmas with a provençal tradition, the "big supper" (le gros souper) ends with a ritual 13 desserts, (representing Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles). The desserts always number thirteen but the exact items may vary according to local or family tradition.
Here is the list :
Dried fruit and nuts Raisins Walnuts or hazelnuts Dried figs Almonds Dates Dried plums
Fresh fruit Apples Pears Oranges Winter melon Grapes Tangerines
Sweets Biscotins (biscuits) from Aix; Calissons d'Aix,almond-paste pastry with sugar icing (marzipan) Candied citron Casse-dents of Allauch (cookies) Cumin and fennel seed biscuits Fried bugnes Fruit tourtes Oreillettes, light thin waffle cookies Pain d'epice Pompes à l'huiles or fougasse à l'huile d'olive, a sweet cake or brioche made with orange flower water and olive oil Quince cheese/quince paste Yule log Two kinds of nougat, symbolizing good and evil Black nougat with honey (Nougat noir au miel), a hard candy made with honey and almonds White nougat (Nougat blanc), a soft candy made with sugar, eggs, pistachios, honey, and almonds
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