It was a lovely day for Easter. It was around 75 (25 Celsius) degrees and beautifully sunny. A perfect spring day for Easter. I got up fairly early and headed off to the St. Aubin’s market. I have been trying to buy olive oil from my olive purveyor but they have not had a the… Read More Easter Day
It was a cloudy and rainy day today. I did head out this morning and went to the market to get food for dinner. I decided on sardines, asparagus with fried potatoes. I was trying to recreate a memory meal from Portugal. The asparagus was not part of the meal in Portugal but it is… Read More Cloudy and Rainy Day so back to food blogging
I returned to the normal of life after a fun birthday weekend but it is not a bad thing. I cleaned the apartment, did laundry and ran the dishwasher. The three activities basically take the entire day. Not that I have to do anything why the dishwasher takes 3 hours to run but it is… Read More Back to normal after birthday weekend
I decided that I would go out to dinner on Sunday night instead of Saturday so I had to change up the routine a little. I needed to go to the market and get something for dinner. I am definitely in the buying fresh and for the day. I enjoy going to the Marché Victor… Read More Change of routine
I decided to get outside my comfort zone and cook rabbit for dinner. Rabbit is not something that one finds or eats often in the United States. Sometimes you will find it on the menu in a traditional French restaurant. I had seen the rabbit in the displays at the Marché Victor Hugo often when… Read More Back to food blogging
Sunday has always been one of the busier days in my Toulouse life. It starts with going to the St. Aubin’s market to buy vegetables, fruits, olives and other fresh items for the week. The St. Aubin’s market is open from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm on Sundays. I have to go early if I… Read More Back to my Sunday routine
Monday is normally clean the apartment and do laundry day. Since that was still required, I slept a little later than normal and then got to work with the weekly chores. As I have mentioned before, I basically have a week’s worth of clothes so if I want to wear clean clothes I have to… Read More Recovery Day
When I woke up it was overcast outside but after having breakfast, it started to get sunny. I decided to go amble around the city, which is one of my standard and favorite activities. The city had really come to life after the very windy days that proceeded Saturday. There were lots of people out… Read More Beautiful Saturday
I got up this morning to a somewhat drizzly and cool day. The change in weather from DC was dramatic as the high was 64 degrees in Toulouse after leaving DC in the low 80s. I think the temperature is unseasonably cool for Toulouse as it is supposed to get up into the 70s this… Read More Trying for everyday life in Toulouse
Last night, I took an at home cooking class on making pasta. It was hosted and taught by Valentina. It was held in her apartment in Verona. The apartment was all set up as a cooking studio. There were seven of us altogether, Adrian and Diana (Romanians), Rebecca and Eli (mother and 16 year old son from Seattle),… Read More Valli At Home Cooking Class
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