tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post817475948365980988..comments2024-03-28T20:43:17.199-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Croissants!Parisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-39664025453103857502007-07-05T17:03:00.000-04:002007-07-05T17:03:00.000-04:00It can't get any better than THAT!!! I LOVE this ...It can't get any better than THAT!!! I LOVE this post! I just found your blog!! Wonderful photos!! -Leesaislandgirl4ever2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11113491173234673894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-2623809016592909442007-07-04T15:01:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:01:00.000-04:00Hey Carol, I must say the paintting you have up fo...Hey Carol, I must say the paintting you have up for this post the best I have seen of your work. I hope this is a very recent piece. Love the way you have zoomed into the composition and the way you take into account all four edges of the paper. Colors are light and beautiful. Good job gurl!Luis Colanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469433409497731182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-89253595853976775202007-07-03T22:40:00.000-04:002007-07-03T22:40:00.000-04:00For me it's 140 Boulangerie and their almond crois...For me it's 140 Boulangerie and their almond croissant...to die for! But I don't mind taking P.H as a sub!Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119932841882891505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-10953528239237687082007-07-03T11:30:00.000-04:002007-07-03T11:30:00.000-04:00Oh my god.OH JESUS THIS POST BRINGS TEARS TO MY EY...Oh my god.<BR/><BR/>OH JESUS THIS POST BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES!<BR/><BR/>The beautiful croissants...so many. Love your painting as well. Aww. AHHH! MRAHRAH!!!<BR/><BR/>I miss the shattering crunch of a freshly baked croissant. :(Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898893676276577376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-23445176091597940092007-07-03T09:35:00.000-04:002007-07-03T09:35:00.000-04:00As a french ( sorry for my english!) I am delight...As a french ( sorry for my english!) I am delightful when I read your post...and thank you so much to explain how to eat croissants ( au beurre bien sur!!) No more crime will done!!!!<BR/>Yeeppeee!!!!<BR/>SophieSOPHIE'S WORKSHOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406772942551332405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-75537661070003420382007-07-03T08:16:00.000-04:002007-07-03T08:16:00.000-04:00As a child I liked only plain croissants, but beca...As a child I liked only plain croissants, but became more adventurous as an adult and added Almond and Chocolate to my repertoire. <BR/><BR/>My parents used to make croissants. This post is a happy memory for me. Thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm up for a croissant,but now I have to decide what kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-71290734069279672652007-07-03T07:26:00.000-04:002007-07-03T07:26:00.000-04:00Fabulous!Blessings.Love Jeanne ^j^Fabulous!<BR/>Blessings.<BR/>Love Jeanne ^j^Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734743330025974332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-6354948555121023022007-07-03T07:22:00.000-04:002007-07-03T07:22:00.000-04:00One of my favourite treats!!!!!Mirisi posted some ...One of my favourite treats!!!!!<BR/>Mirisi posted some of the others....you make a fine pair today!!!Gypsy Purplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313129957044860401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-31020609910887308202007-07-03T07:19:00.000-04:002007-07-03T07:19:00.000-04:00Well, just because the 'data' may be old, or be so...Well, just because the 'data' may be old, or be somehow tainted...I feel it best(my duty really) that I should perform my own 'taste test' of croissants when I get to Paris in September! I shall start with Pierre Herme! And I lonely eat the pure butter ones. I don't get the point of the other ones. If your gonna be a bear...be a grizzly! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-55044958747818163462007-07-03T07:13:00.000-04:002007-07-03T07:13:00.000-04:00I want a bite of all of them~which one do I taste ...I want a bite of all of them~which one do I taste first? Enjoyed this post very much!Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121472782540485266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-67065824791890064022007-07-03T05:25:00.000-04:002007-07-03T05:25:00.000-04:00My favorite croissant in Italy was huge and chocol...My favorite croissant in Italy was huge and chocolate-custard-filled and dusted with cocoa...<BR/><BR/>*sigh*tlchanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259427561396960607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-44909587426576464772007-07-03T02:48:00.000-04:002007-07-03T02:48:00.000-04:00I had "un pain au chocolat" this morning and readi...I had "un pain au chocolat" this morning and reading this post makes me feel I should have had "un croissant".<BR/>At home, we warm croissants up ... and I am the one who dunks mine into my black coffee (alike Di!).<BR/>My children prefer "pains russes" (also called "pains aux raisins") and "chaussons aux pommes".<BR/>My husband is very easy-going. Eats anything. <BR/><BR/>PS - the shape of croissants has nothing to do with ingredients (butter or margarine)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-49323051348723719772007-07-02T22:21:00.000-04:002007-07-02T22:21:00.000-04:00Love the croissant watercolor- and allthese pictur...Love the croissant watercolor- and allthese pictures.....make me so hungry. Made me remember Paris and all the croissants I ate there....with coffee. And I second you on the unsalted butter. The best....keep em' coming!Asia Jacyna Divakaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749004964280090911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20405679844826917222007-07-02T16:01:00.000-04:002007-07-02T16:01:00.000-04:00I dunk mine in coffee. Now I'm going to have to ge...I dunk mine in coffee. Now I'm going to have to get one out of the freezer and slowly warm it up. You always make me hungry.Di Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739747135963729335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-88161238984599010312007-07-02T15:16:00.000-04:002007-07-02T15:16:00.000-04:00LOVE YOUR CROISSANTS PAINTING!Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmm...LOVE YOUR CROISSANTS PAINTING!<BR/>Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-50258611941751351592007-07-02T13:38:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:38:00.000-04:00Nothing in the world quite like a buttery, flaky c...Nothing in the world quite like a buttery, flaky croissant. We eat them for sandwiches at lunchtime, too. I'm definitely not a purist. For breakfast, I like ANY kind, slathered in butter, with homemade jams and marmalades and peach/apple butters, and...<BR/><BR/>anyway, it's all good! Your painting is lovely, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-61836869871289720342007-07-02T13:00:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:00:00.000-04:00Love the way you watercolour your croissant. hope ...Love the way you watercolour your croissant. hope I will own one of your soon. big boys ovenBig Boys Ovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498466785947937265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-81098914189408488952007-07-02T10:52:00.000-04:002007-07-02T10:52:00.000-04:00Bonjour Carol,delightful post, gorgeous photos... ...Bonjour Carol,<BR/>delightful post, gorgeous photos... <BR/>And slight lapsus: I only conveyed links about the making, JEN commented on the cutting/eating of the croissant. <BR/>Rendre à César...<BR/>And I was stunned to see the background place mat of your chocolat chaud because I have the same one from a similar source!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-10400203036336326552007-07-02T10:40:00.000-04:002007-07-02T10:40:00.000-04:00This is such a wonderful post, a feast for the eye...This is such a wonderful post, a feast for the eye, a craving builder par excellence, the highlight of my day! And your painting is godesslike. I can smell the croissant all the way over the ocean to Vienna (ah, remember that fragrance when your rip that poor innocent thing open? Move over Madeleine, here comes Carol's croissant, Proust <I>would</I> agree!<BR/><BR/>I can't get over the notion of margarine in the plunderteig! Oh, plessase, wienerbrod only with pure butter in the dough, for croissant's sake. I am so glad the Parisians reserve the original crescent form for the one and only real butter croissants! I would hate to have to cause another revolution over croissant ingredients. :-( <BR/><BR/>Now that my eyes have feasted virtually, what do I do with my very real lusting after an honest croissant? Croissant hotline? Hear me?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-59253726332822592422007-07-02T09:29:00.000-04:002007-07-02T09:29:00.000-04:00Just in time for my breakfast. Instead of eating I...Just in time for my breakfast. Instead of eating I now just view your blog. Saves a lot of calories that way. Besides what better way to start the day than an imaginary trip to Paris.Peter Yesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167175210256144372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-88017873084111510892007-07-02T08:55:00.000-04:002007-07-02T08:55:00.000-04:00OOH. Sébastien will be made to know he's eaten ma...OOH. Sébastien will be made to know he's eaten margarine. Of course, he did say "all GOOD croissants"... :)<BR/><BR/>Rats. You have stolen my excuse to go eating croissants all day. If only I painted, too! :)Blame It on Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290292759310303671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-81825161426966376052007-07-02T08:51:00.000-04:002007-07-02T08:51:00.000-04:00AH HA!It seems Madame Blame it on Paris wants to t...AH HA!<BR/>It seems Madame Blame it on Paris wants to take up the baton or whatever of the <BR/><I>Croissant Ordinaire</I><BR/> vs.<BR/><I>Croissant Pur Beurre</I><BR/>By French law the Ordinaire containing margerine, costs a few centimes less that the Pur Beurre.<BR/>That's a fact.<BR/>More on the subject at <A HREF="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2005/09/go_ahead_have_a_1.html" REL="nofollow">David Lebovitz</A>.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-595241471579960922007-07-02T08:46:00.000-04:002007-07-02T08:46:00.000-04:00Oh my Lordy, Carol! How did you now that I really ...Oh my Lordy, Carol! <BR/>How did you now that I really needed a croissant today?<BR/>I shall rush to finish my work and then I will be over at your place and devour all of them!<BR/>Thanks thanks thanks, you make my day, I have nothing but odd works to do,and not a crumb of decent food in the house.<BR/>Running off to work and then, wait, <BR/>I'll eat every last little crumb I'll find in your posts.<BR/>Hug,<BR/>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-12386057976516417152007-07-02T08:43:00.000-04:002007-07-02T08:43:00.000-04:00I just love coming here for breakfast in the morni...I just love coming here for breakfast in the morning...with the "touch of Paris"! Brings back wonderful memories of my trip to Paris a few years back. Great pictures!Darlene (Dee or Gram-D)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06002436443394744245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-14670302035552005702007-07-02T08:33:00.000-04:002007-07-02T08:33:00.000-04:00P.S. I have posted about the glaces at last, Caro...P.S. I have posted about the glaces at last, Carol! It's too bad ice cream doesn't last long enough to paint. :)Blame It on Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290292759310303671noreply@blogger.com