tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post1381374972878978821..comments2024-03-17T06:20:15.127-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Salade ComposeeParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-86093957241128163212008-03-09T07:47:00.000-04:002008-03-09T07:47:00.000-04:00Mmmm... I've printed the salad photos and now I kn...Mmmm... I've printed the salad photos and now I know what my lunch will be for the next week. Yes, there are seven different and delicious meals.<BR/><BR/>Paris is certainly one of the cities where you get real value for your money at lunchtime (as long as you avoid the ultra-expensive restaurants) but there are a myriad of excellent and affordable places for a good midday meal!J Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769304316241827536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33026064965305643282008-03-08T19:57:00.000-05:002008-03-08T19:57:00.000-05:00Yes Paris Breakfast, I vote CHOCOLATE! Such a hap...Yes Paris Breakfast, I vote CHOCOLATE! Such a happy and delicious symbol for Paris and for life!!<BR/>Hope all is well in your world!<BR/>xo<BR/>ConstanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-75268012082488503342008-03-08T01:49:00.000-05:002008-03-08T01:49:00.000-05:00Oh, that salad toute orange made me laugh so hard!...Oh, that salad toute orange made me laugh so hard! It's a dish! It's an obsessive-compulsive disorder! It's both! ALL ORANGE!!! :pManggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-4308642821121755402008-03-07T05:31:00.000-05:002008-03-07T05:31:00.000-05:00We have our own version of salade composee in Spai...We have our own version of salade composee in Spain. We call it ensalada mixta. Very dependable.<BR/><BR/>I am so excited to read your blog around Easter to see what chocolates you will be featuring... Can't wait!!!Cannelle Et Vanillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650130471790805186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-42772768919126421132008-03-06T22:10:00.000-05:002008-03-06T22:10:00.000-05:00Well, I agree the orange salad sounds perfectly aw...Well, I agree the orange salad sounds perfectly awful, but I like that 60s psychedelic presentation! <BR/>As for your sister's advice about food....was she adopted? Her taste seems rather unlike yours....<BR/>I will send you the BEST lentil soup recipe ever, and don't tell anyone, but it is healthy, to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-15647708755527511052008-03-06T19:41:00.000-05:002008-03-06T19:41:00.000-05:00-Oh MERISI!!! I was feeling so bad tallying up las...-Oh MERISI!!! <BR/>I was feeling so bad tallying up last trip's expense (for taxes of course). But that's nothing to having it taken from you before you have a chance to fritter it away. And you have so many goodies there to fritter away on...<BR/><BR/> -Cassoulet Cafe said - TAKE APPLES and stuff with you..peanuts SOMETHING!<BR/><BR/>-Janice, I do think no one can make a salad like the French. Did they invent them? Probably!<BR/><BR/>-Sue - PULEEZE give me your salad recipes!!! I've been practicing making lentil soup here = a disaster :(<BR/><BR/>-William - you please send along that chocolate for the apple test!<BR/><BR/>-Wendy- do you think I can sue DelicaBar for that horrid orange salad? Or has the statue of limitations passed...<BR/><BR/>-CRIS - I think the French stay slim living on ciggies and coffee and bottled water. I'm not sure they eat so much...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Chockies or greens, the French do it all well...<BR/>I love the bottled salad dressings in the supermarche - nothing fancy but they do taste GREAT!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-40957821325113512482008-03-06T15:56:00.000-05:002008-03-06T15:56:00.000-05:00Would it help to light a candle for the Dollar? Th...Would it help to light a candle for the Dollar? That exchange rate is the worst part of living in Europe on Dollars. <BR/><BR/>The bakeries here make excellent sandwiches for around 3 Euros. Well, you know where to hitch a hike to, in case, do you? ;-)<BR/><BR/>(I lost my wallet the other evening, well, lost, let's just say I had it at the supermarket, and then it was gone. I had just loaded up at the bank, 200 Euros and then 40 for stopping the Visa card. Somebody had a good day).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46500082571576088472008-03-06T13:44:00.000-05:002008-03-06T13:44:00.000-05:00That orange salad looks scary. And with the excha...That orange salad looks scary. And with the exchange rate, downright repulsive! <BR/>I'm picking up my Euros at the bank today, and am sooooo depressed. It cost me $485 to get 300 euros. Wahhhhhh!!!!<BR/><BR/>Can man live on bread alone in France????Cassoulet Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306008423079535539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33456987104401034722008-03-06T13:18:00.000-05:002008-03-06T13:18:00.000-05:00YUMMY!!! Love these. Still chuckling over the choc...YUMMY!!! Love these. Still chuckling over the chocolate under the nose and apple switch trick...not that I will try that in a bit...no not me, she says walking toward the apples with Ghiradelli chips in hand...I like salads, love composed ones, especially with artichokes marinated... but I don't like to make them..help!!! Any tricks for that?<BR/>All best, JanJanice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80043378192216654972008-03-06T12:00:00.000-05:002008-03-06T12:00:00.000-05:00I love salade composee! Last summer in Paris I bou...I love salade composee! Last summer in Paris I bought a bagful of veggies from the organic market and made the most incredible salads. And as a quasi-vegetarian, they're the best thing on the menu. The Cafe Jacquemart-Andre is sooooooooo yummy, especially the desserts! <BR/>Yum! Can't wait to go back! Down dollar, down!Cynthia Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847163228257654496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-41843845596192644482008-03-06T11:34:00.000-05:002008-03-06T11:34:00.000-05:00Now you're talkin' turkey...or...well,...salads! ...Now you're talkin' turkey...or...well,...salads! I eat salad every day. Just love it--I have so many simple salad recipes that are delicious and unique. Yum. Send apples...;))you're a nut, Carol. <BR/>sueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11413296470660576992008-03-06T11:23:00.000-05:002008-03-06T11:23:00.000-05:00I just heard a very interesting thing on NPR yeste...I just heard a very interesting thing on NPR yesterday, that you should try while in Paris.<BR/>A researcer said "taste" is actually all about "smell."<BR/>When you're eating that apple, just hold some chocolate under your nose, and except for the texture, your apple will taste like (yummy!) chocolate.<BR/>Who says you can't smell your dessert...and eat it, too!?<BR/>...or whatever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993326014397185465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-57807751339519948272008-03-06T10:39:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:39:00.000-05:00The orange salad is frightening!The orange salad is frightening!WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20322119484949451122008-03-06T10:27:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:27:00.000-05:00Apples are coming your way VITE VITE VITEAny parti...Apples are coming your way VITE VITE VITE<BR/>Any particular species of pomme required?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-31878969508637743442008-03-06T10:26:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:26:00.000-05:00I LOVE Nicoise salad!I could eat it 3 X a day!Some...I LOVE Nicoise salad!<BR/>I could eat it 3 X a day!<BR/>Somehow it's never the same in the US..<BR/>They always forget the potatos or the anchovies or something...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-17201266717238894942008-03-06T10:25:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:25:00.000-05:00These do look divine and not that hard to throw to...These do look divine and not that hard to throw together...<BR/>If one just had the motivation.<BR/>MUst think <BR/>GREEN <BR/>GREEN <BR/>GREEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-88790947644728558582008-03-06T10:23:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:23:00.000-05:00Well...I guess it's better to want a plate full of...Well...I guess it's better to want a plate full of greens for breakfast rather than a box full of macaroons..<BR/>Choices..choices..<BR/>I almost put chockies :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51707930399431044002008-03-06T10:02:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:02:00.000-05:00Ah the secret of why the French stay slim. Wish w...Ah the secret of why the French stay slim. Wish we could get Salads like these around here. Hope the Dollar exchange doesn't put a damper on your trip.Cris, Artist in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067969984221375853noreply@blogger.com