My French Religion

Last Christmas, I decided to make something from my son for all of the grandparents. At their respective Christmas parties, they unwrapped 8x10 canvases adorned with his little 13 month old ...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2015/12/fun-easy-toddler-ornament-craft.html

It's December 1st, and while some of us have had a trimmed Christmas tree or other holiday decorations gilding our nests since Halloween, some others may still have rotting, painted pumpkins sit...

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So, remember how excited I was about my garden this spring? Remember how much time and effort and love and investment went into that raised bed and those potted plants? Well, life happened, as t...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2015/10/oh-baby.html

"Les poissons, les poissons! How I love les poissons!" One of my favorite Disney tunes inspired a homemade gift for my son, who will be turning two tomorrow (eek!). The string is a little long...

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We bought a house, y'all-officially-with a yard and a pre-existing clothesline. It's 1950-1970s-tastic, with wood paneling, horrible wallpaper in the bathrooms, and solid wood doors. It has an i...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2015/03/wild-onions-and-upcycled-pillowcase.html

I've always had this thing about bread. A comforting food that can be smothered with all types of gooey, jam-y, buttery goodness, bread has long been a favorite food of mine. Cue my years in...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2015/01/forgiving-bread.html

Being a new mom has dramatically cut into my free time. Big surprise. Every teenager alive has heard this warning from their parents as a psychological birth control. A mallet beating agains...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2014/12/eat-your-veggies.html

Growing up, I always knew I wanted a kid. How? I wasn't sure about that part. I wasn't sure I could find a peer with whom I could live permanently. My obscene disregard of the clock and need ...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2014/12/babies-are-constant-surprises.html

Oh holy goodness, it has been some time! A *cough* whole half of a year since my last post. My life has been, to say the least, eventful these days. First, and most importantly, I joined an al...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2012/11/crafty-musings.html

Muguet Day! So, I ran around saying "Happy Muguet Day!" to everyone I saw on May 1st and posted "Happy Muguet Day!" all over my various social media portals on our little May Day 2012. It prob...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-mugeut-day.html

Gastronome. I heard this word and its derivatives countless times in France. In looking for an official translation, the words epicure and foodie surfaced often. When living in a foreign pla...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2012/02/gastronomes-dilemma.html

Today was rough. Among some personal things and school things, I came home after a long, hard jog and quick stretch, expecting to feel better. Physical strain is one of my favorite ways to escape...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2012/02/cure-for-apathy.html

I love my husband. Period. He is the perfect hitch for my wagon and I wouldn't change a thing about him. He could be summed up in a series of words. Loving. Caring. Thoughtful. Helpful. The list ...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/12/thanksgiving-10.html

I have this thing for honey. Isn't it a funny word? We use it, at least in my house, constantly. "Honey, I'm home!" "Hi honey bun!" "Honey, the tea's ready!" "Would you like some honey in you...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/10/honey-teas-ready.html

May I just say that I love Autumn, or Fall, as we say in the South. I love it. I love the oncoming coolness, the fall harvest vegetables and fruits, fall fashions, breaking out the sweaters and b...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/10/tale-of-two-soups.html

Well, several exciting events have happened this week. I received my official membership packet into the Farmgirl Sisterhood ! Overwhelmed by excitement at opening the envelope and seeing my ba...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/09/chocolate-dipped-madeleines.html

Remember that mixer about which I was SO excited when it finally arrived a few weeks ago? I went on and on my first few blogs, naming off things I would bake and the beauties which I would create...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/09/mixer-has-been-christened.html

Yes, my nemesis. I have enemies. Enemies in the form of crispy on the outside, doughy and fluffy on the inside, wonderfully airy goodness that is the French Baguette. Funny story. I have alwa...

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I detest that as a society, we relate guilt, romance, sex, and pleasure to food. Pleasure? Understandable, but the others? Come on! I admit, I feel guilty after eating fried chicken, cake heape...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/08/less-guilty-snacks.html

I am NOT  a morning gal. I'm THAT person who is unreasonably and inherently angry in the morning. My body morphs into a green ogre and throws things or rudely ignores anyone around it. Seriously...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/08/pretty-porcelain.html

I am so deeply, terribly sorry, but alas, I STILL have not had the time, nor energy to conjure a sweet and tantalizing dessert about which to write. I lied again. Oops. In my defense, I worked ...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-liedagain.html

Well, my kitchen smelled like basil at about 2:00 pm today. Now it smells like vinegar, basil, and black-eyed peas. This is not the dessert post promised, but I have volunteered to make a dessert...

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"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown, paper packages, tied up with strings, these are a few of my favorite things." -Julie Andrews in...

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Bonjour, je m'appelle Ashley! Sweet things make me smile and not-a-little-bit giddy. I've always found comfort in sugar and vigorous whisking, pearlized details, and antique tea cups. Lace ...

https://myfrenchreligion.blogspot.com/2011/08/sinful-treat.html