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I had the opportunity to do some hot air ballooning recently. A wonderful experience and one I’ll definitely want to repeat, especially in the Alps. We took off from the chateau de Fontainebleau and landed an hour later somewhere southwest from there, where we were treated to champagne by candlelight.

“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.”- Walt WhitmanIt never ceases to amaze me:How this...Turns into this...Which isn't bad...Because the colors are lovely...and the feel so delightfully sproingy (which Blogger says isn't a word - What do they know?)The myriad

Filed under: Spirits In our Classicist column about Veuve Clicquot's collaboration with Riva Yachts the other day we fell to musing about Dolce Vita style on the Riviera. Of course, nothing exemplifies seaside sprezzatura quite like Campari, the classic Italian aperitif.

Ham spring rolls Monday April 28, 2008 by myfrenchkitchen The past weekend was summer. Beautiful long, lingering days. On weekends like this, you want energy. You want healthy. A ham spring roll. Ham spring rolls There is no formal recipe for this.  See what your fridge and pantry comes up with and take the road to fresh and seasonal.

Kiwi and crab salad Wednesday April 9, 2008 by myfrenchkitchen “Dear Mom Thank you for your letter and the parcel with all the delicious goodies…. …I invited some friends over this past weekend for lunch and I made this little salad for a starter. It reminded me of home and early summers in your garden.

I am busy as always especially when we've got guest(s) coming in here at home. I have to make a list for the groceries, list for the menus that I will be serving and so many things. That's my job as... [[ This is a content summary only.