tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post8206464808973677721..comments2024-03-17T06:20:15.127-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: What I ate at Melun Fete son BrieParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-82559620891409064922013-10-10T03:20:38.163-04:002013-10-10T03:20:38.163-04:00I had no idea!
Endless amounts to learn about cui...I had no idea! <br />Endless amounts to learn about cuisine here<br />ENDLESS!<br /> Love yr ideas for the chestnuts!!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-71620409086385878102013-10-10T03:09:01.694-04:002013-10-10T03:09:01.694-04:00Ah, cheese with salt crystals! The real McCoy. Lov...Ah, cheese with salt crystals! The real McCoy. Love Kiki's suggestions on the chataignes but since I have a daughter who is obsessed with them, I toss them into roasted veg and chicken dishes. Roasted potatoes and pumpkin with chestnuts too. Hmm. Enjoy your other cheesy weekend - looks so much fun. Will be thinking of you while watching fencing matches.Jill @ MadAboutMacaronshttp://madaboutmacarons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-31760483862233151072013-10-10T01:20:22.921-04:002013-10-10T01:20:22.921-04:00Oh my, that looks divine! I am a brie freak and I ...Oh my, that looks divine! I am a brie freak and I wish they had a brie festival in the States. Nice to see all the costumes and entetrainers too. I am sure you will have a great time at the next one as well. You are one lucky girl!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132687955890418093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-8780809284908774202013-10-09T22:33:02.272-04:002013-10-09T22:33:02.272-04:00You have some fabulous photos in this one! My favo...You have some fabulous photos in this one! My favorites are the cassis folks & The Big Cheese. Big Bird is pretty good, too - quite a town!Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-71823369993106574382013-10-09T14:02:26.862-04:002013-10-09T14:02:26.862-04:00Move to France where there is the opposite problem...Move to France where there is the opposite problem<br />Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80745186001991960202013-10-09T14:01:30.114-04:002013-10-09T14:01:30.114-04:00pure sadism
I sit here drooling, looking out at th...pure sadism<br />I sit here drooling, looking out at the steel grey East River and listening to the howling wind, and there is nothing good to eat.Jane S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80628175482064387142013-10-09T13:57:25.909-04:002013-10-09T13:57:25.909-04:00Oh sure I read his 1st book ages ago
I just got th...Oh sure I read his 1st book ages ago<br />I just got this one on my kindle <br />Yes it wasn't mobbed but then the fete was spread all over town and not so widely publicizedParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-69369770989053660222013-10-09T12:06:51.164-04:002013-10-09T12:06:51.164-04:00C'est super!C'est super!veronique marothttp://www.veroniquemarot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-82710873289751577822013-10-09T12:05:25.528-04:002013-10-09T12:05:25.528-04:00Looks like a ball. You can make chestnut cream to...Looks like a ball. You can make chestnut cream to put on crepes, croissants, your finger....donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51062294931247921842013-10-09T11:44:31.006-04:002013-10-09T11:44:31.006-04:00This is my kinda fête!! The costumes add so much ...This is my kinda fête!! The costumes add so much character, especially the cheese head...and the honey sampling, bees included, is simply fantastic! "Yes, kids, that's where honey really comes from." xx Katiefrench cravingshttp://www.frenchcravings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-52882684942208189162013-10-09T11:21:48.469-04:002013-10-09T11:21:48.469-04:00Speaking of Mayle's book, if you have not read...Speaking of Mayle's book, if you have not read it, start with the first, "A year in Provence". It's especially nice as an audio book. He also wrote a fun one by his dog<br />What really stirkes me about this little fete (don't know how to get the proper French accents) is how uncrowede it seems! Our farmer's markets and food festivals are all gigantic crowd-smashing marathons. Jeanette, Mistress of Longearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815875437992974233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80282392796395407232013-10-09T11:00:15.157-04:002013-10-09T11:00:15.157-04:00Love the lessons today. Jacques Pépin has a chest...Love the lessons today. Jacques Pépin has a chestnut and chocolate cake. You can google it if you want. I have not tried it, but have not made anything Pépin that was not wonderful. I have just discovered comté - just delicious. I am rather surprised that I am hearing more and more of inferior cheeses. I thought that was only prevalent in the States. Oh, and I love your cheese guy. Madonna/aka/Ms Lemon of Make Mine Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338353691254710276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-30457184844275646252013-10-09T10:27:22.627-04:002013-10-09T10:27:22.627-04:00Oh Carol, what fun to travel to cheese festivals! ...Oh Carol, what fun to travel to cheese festivals! I'm looking forward to the next report.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80056183700267492012013-10-09T10:14:40.273-04:002013-10-09T10:14:40.273-04:00You're the second person to mention Mayle'...You're the second person to mention Mayle's book<br />I must read it!<br />Big MerciParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-39805321722201028482013-10-09T10:01:59.570-04:002013-10-09T10:01:59.570-04:00Thank you Thank you Kiki for the whole scoop on Fr...Thank you Thank you Kiki for the whole scoop on French so-called 'Emmental'.<br />We should strike. Makes me want to run to Switzerland.<br />The hat is simply Brie-shaped...very witty IMHO<br />Thank you the chestnut ideas...a must doParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-19830449074161215462013-10-09T09:48:11.421-04:002013-10-09T09:48:11.421-04:00OK, for your next career (when you tire of paintin...OK, for your next career (when you tire of painting!) you can offer tours of the gastronomic delights of France. Photo tours, I think. You'd be GREAT! First, you gather, then go to your venue, take pix and compare! Oh, yes -- I'd want to do that! (This reminded me of Peter Mayle's book "French Lessons" where he explored France's gastronomic delights various festivals and events. Love it!)Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-45722062067539611822013-10-09T09:47:11.374-04:002013-10-09T09:47:11.374-04:00Carol; as a Swiss and with 'guided tours' ...Carol; as a Swiss and with 'guided tours' through the Emmental caves I know a thing or two about this marvellous cheese and I am DEEPLY APPALLED by what the French call Emmental.... it's utterly disgusting and not worth the money - if you want grated cheese on something either buy a piece of comté (anything 12mo + older is good) or get the grated Parmesan at Lidl....<br /><br />Cassis.... :)))))<br /><br />châtaignes: easy peasy - cook them with red cabbage, finely shredded, add an apple (sharp taste, not a sweet one) in fine slices, a glass of red wine (optional but doesn't hurt), and/or some apple juice, heat on medium/low for the required time.... DELICIEUX! Or make a chestnut soup, or 'boil' them (you will find umpteen recipes on the net) and eat them with a nut bread and your lorry full of cheese - add a ripe pear, aaaah, I'm salivating on my keyboard.... :)<br /><br />Did the 'big cheese' man REALLY wear a full round of Brie on his head...? my.....<br /><br />I have friends in MELUN 'Moe-lin' (like linen in French...) - it REALLY is a mouth full, I too have the eternal problem of differenciating between Melun, Melin etc etc... <br /><br />bon appétit, KikiKikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409708734190961725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-40230222435877706782013-10-09T09:25:56.936-04:002013-10-09T09:25:56.936-04:00Gosh, you are having fun. Runny glorious brie for ...Gosh, you are having fun. Runny glorious brie for me on a baguette. The Euros take their food much more seriously than the Yanks. Truly, if it wasn't for the grandkiddies, Robert , Buster and I would be over in Europe in a trice.<br />You cannot imagine the venomous politics here and the idiocy blah blah.<br />Claudia is organizing an exhibition in Montpellier before too very long. La Belle France here we come.<br /><br />oxoxoElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-67178868739944408412013-10-09T07:34:45.803-04:002013-10-09T07:34:45.803-04:00What a day! I love that big cheese outfit, it'...What a day! I love that big cheese outfit, it's perfect.Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-7984306205634782262013-10-09T06:25:24.302-04:002013-10-09T06:25:24.302-04:00No way was the head cheese 'little'No way was the head cheese 'little'Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-5462386732988878742013-10-09T06:22:42.685-04:002013-10-09T06:22:42.685-04:00Love the chubby little chefLove the chubby little chefJeanne 365 dressesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-10900215186101203052013-10-09T06:11:52.533-04:002013-10-09T06:11:52.533-04:00Oh me too:-) love him..
K..I would have been sampl...Oh me too:-) love him..<br />K..I would have been sampling etc:-) <br />Fun fun Carol..La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-87997819597219864592013-10-09T02:00:51.214-04:002013-10-09T02:00:51.214-04:00love the sketch of the brie man!love the sketch of the brie man!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371656353997185996noreply@blogger.com