Painting a Normande apple 🍎 tarte is not a piece of cake 🍰
I should know. I’ve been MIA this past week eating apple tartes
And sick in bed 🛌 from a cold 😢 I obviously stayed too long at the fair (
SIAL) last week.
I had the bright idea if I baked a
Picard Tarte Normande…the apple aromas would help inspire the October 🍁 letter.
These pre-baked things never come out looking the glorious way they look on the package. Sprinkling cinnamon on top, didn’t help the aesthetics much🤷♀️
Any chance to draw ✍️ the French
In Normande costume must be encouraged 👍
I did not manage to get the petit chien 🐕 in the picture. There are over 400 varieties of apples in France. Who knew Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat Choupette was named after an apple 🍎? Here’s a bit of contrarian information. There are over 750 varieties of apples 🍎 in Normandy alone, But this includes cider apples. These are not table fruits. Small, dry, sugary, acidic and they are full of tanins. Apples are the No.1 fruit eaten in France 🇫🇷 ahead of oranges 🍊 and bananas 🍌 More vital information. Apples 🍎 like so many foods we take for granted, originated in Central Asia, near Tajikistan and north western China. Tonight is the opening of the Salon du Chocolat 🍫 I do not intend to overdo things. Famous last words…wish me luck🤞 Full chocolate 🍫 report tomorrow 🙏
Hope you feel better!
ReplyDeleteThank you 🙏 I am def on the mend 😊
DeleteApples always lift the spirit. Get Well Soon...
ReplyDeletePoor you, Carol. Hope you feel better quickly. I'm sure the apples have helped! Enjoy the salon du chocolat but take it easy. Jill x
ReplyDeleteThank you Jill 🍎 very kind. I will observe tonight but not too much 🫣🍫
DeleteYum! There is something about fall in Paris that has inspired me to get out my French china and pretend I am there! Thankfully, reading about your adventures helps fuel the imagination! 😘🇨🇦
ReplyDeleteAww…that’s so nice ❤️ Thanks 😊
DeleteLove apple desserts this time of year when there are so many different varieties of apples available at the farmers markets. I especially love a good apple tart. Your painting is beautiful and makes me a bit hungry for apples. Feel better and enjoy the Salon du Chocolat. I will look forward to your report. -Suzanne P.
ReplyDeleteI have an Apple tarte in the freezer. If I bake it I will eat the whole damn thing. L.
ReplyDeleteI don’t eat the crust 👍
DeleteOoohh…love your Tarte aux Pommes letter, Carol. Your watercolor apples and tarte are beautiful! There is so much to love about Normandy; cidre, crêpes, and apples head the list!
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon so you can enjoy that Salon du Chocolat! 😋
Eat some kale or arugula daily. Haven’t had a cold 14 years. No flu. Nothing. I add it to soup. Under my eggs in my scrambled eggs. With my pasta and cheese. Daily. On sandwiches. My bones are normal which doesn’t happen for a 83 year old. Feel better. Get bone broth and sip on that and threw hand fills of arugula in it. Lynne
ReplyDeleteIwish I could even look at Kale 😬🫣🙀
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DeleteHoly Cow, dear Carol. Feeeeel better. I’m certain that dark chocolate will hasten your healing. Xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteAn apple a day - followed by chocolate. Hope you're completely well and enjoy the Salon du Chocolate, - I so look forward to your reports on it every year. Love your letter even though the only way I like apples is raw. I would just eat the crust on a tart tatin.
ReplyDeleteCarol, a lovely news letter, thank you ! get well real soon, love, Karin
ReplyDelete🍫🍎🍫🍎 chocolate + apples will fix anything 🙏
ReplyDeletePrends soin de toi!
ReplyDeleteMr French relatives came to the USA wearing those blue smocks. I love them.
ReplyDeleteChocolate fest, not so much. Apples and tarts? I'm in!!!
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