Sophie & Pierre’s Story
- Grand Pa’s castle
- “Pierre, come now––quick!”
- A dipper dapper
- A dumb waiter not so dumb
- A family card game, not quite
- A new life for the scoundrels
- A New Playground
- A remembrance of the time past
- A suspicious card game
- An open safe
- Apero
- April 1st
- Armand de Brignac Champagne
- Authors Bio
- Ayurveda
- BBQ Tips
- BBQ Tools
- Beaujolais
- Beaune du Château Blanc
- Boeuf Bourguignon
- Bouchées a la Reine
- Brown Paper Bag Turkey
- Cap’n Hook
- Cava faces Champagne
- Chablis
- Château des Laurets
- CHATEAU LAFFITTE CARCASSET 2016
- Cheese Cake
- Chicken Mole
- Chinon wines
- Clint the last chapter
- Clint worries
- Cognac
- Contest
- Cooking for the Rich and Famous is a Cinch?
- Côte Rôtie
- Côtes du Rousillon
- Crawfish Etouffée
- CRÉMANT DE LOIRE
- Dipping_Sauces
- Draft beer
- Duck
- Easy Falafel
- ÉCLADE OF MUSSELS
- Elvis
- Flappers
- Fleury
- Fluffy Dough salmon
- Fools Day Recipe
- Fouées
- French Kiss
- Funny
- Galette
- Ghost anyone?
- Ghost Story
- Ghost? Maybe––
- Glazed Carrots
- Gordian knot
- Goupillieres
- Grafting
- Grafting
- GrandMa’s ghost stories
- Halloween
- Hamburger
- Has life come to this?
- Hello June
- Hello Provence
- Herbs de Provence
- Herbs for Life
- Home Made Ketchup
- Hot Dogs
- Hundred of thousand of Dollars
- I want at least to have 4 choices of juices
- I’ll Stand on My Head to Please ME
- Irish Coffee
- Irish Coffee
- Is One Million Enough?
- Is this all a dream?
- It can be ghoulishly
- It takes a village
- July
- Jurancon CUVEE DU BAPTEME
- Just say NO
- Kelpie
- Key Lime Pie
- L’ Ankou the right arm of death
- L’Entrecôte
- L’Entrecote
- Last BBQ of Summer
- Les Lipidiales
- Lobster Risotto
- Lunch in Provence
- Marilyn Monroe
- Marilyn Monroe Favorite Drink
- Marlon Brando Extravagant dinner
- Médoc
- Millas Charentais
- Money Galore was delayed
- Money…, money….
- Montbazillac
- Montrachet
- Mumm Red
- Neverland Ranch
- Old Chinese Proverb
- Oven-Baked French Fries
- Peach Turkey
- Perfect Flank Steak
- Pineau des Charentes
- Poached Eggs Meurette
- Processed Food
- Provençâle Rosés
- Pumpkin Soup Recipe
- Raspberry Coleslaw
- Ribera del Duero
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Seafood Gratin
- Seared Tuna
- Silver Fox entertains all night long
- Sophie get the scare of her life
- Soufflé Potatoes
- Spring is here
- St Estephe
- Stealing from a thief is not stealing, is it?
- Stella Easy Recipes IV
- Stella easy recipes V
- Stella’s Pumpkin Soup Story
- Stella’s Thanksgiving Turkey
- Stella’s Margarita
- Stormy Sophie
- Strange Idea
- Strawberry Slaw
- Stuffed Zucchini
- Summer Facts
- Sweet Potato Rolls
- Tempranillo
- Thanksgiving Turkey
- The $7,700 Burger
- the blood moon
- the Filthy Rich Recipes
- The history of Champagne
- The Magic Carpet
- The piano keys
- The Pink China
- Tiramisu
- Tomato Tart
- Tourangelle Chicken
- Turkey stuffing
- Ugly-Sweaters
- VIN JAUNE
- Vouvray
- Vouvray east of Tours along the Loire River
- War of the World’s
- We are in Nice and it is nice!
- We are in Nice it is nice
- We too have hearts
- Where am I
- Why did we write our series Bonjour NeverLand?
- Why II
- Why Me?
- Why?
- Why?
- Winning the Big One
- Witches
- Writing Bonjour Never Land has been a challenge.
- Yams
- Yap, Yap….
Category Archives: Blog
Witches
How witches became associated with Halloween? Because the term “Witch” was used so carelessly throughout history, many have died from either being accused of one or because there is a belief that a natural occurrence (such as disease) is caused … Continue reading
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Apero
France as a whole is crazy about L’Apéro. What is L’Apéro? L’Apéro is short for apéritif. To enjoy L’apéro is to adopt a French way of life. Everyone has memorable souvenirs to share with friends and family members memorable … Continue reading
Grafting
Grafting is a way to solve the vine; it has been used since way back then… Why do most winegrowers in the world need to graft their vines, and how do they do it? The technique Grafting is a technique … Continue reading
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Flappers
Perhaps the most familiar symbol of the “Roaring Twenties” is probably the flapper: a young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts who drank, smoked, and said “unladylike” things, in addition to being more sexually “free” than previous generations. The … Continue reading
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Processed Food
How much human meddling in the food we eat? Are we becoming ultra-processed people? It is true industrial food is everywhere; most people would rather spend their time on the Internet than preparing their next dinner. What exactly are processed … Continue reading
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Funny
In a quiet town, there lived a man named Sam. He was known for his knack for finding humor in the everyday grind. Rain or traffic, it didn’t matter; Sam would burst into laughter. His laughter, infectious, could even crack … Continue reading
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BBQ Tips
1- When buying chicken, choose dark meat—legs or thighs—as these cuts have more flavor than breast, but stay moist when exposed to the high, dry heat of the grill. 2 – Fish is notorious for sticking to the grill grate. … Continue reading
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Fleury
HEAVENLY LANDSCAPES, HOME TO FRAGRANT WINES 150 winegrowers gravitate around the Fleurie appellation, which gets its lightness from the Avenas, Durbize, and Labourons range. The Fleurie vineyards grow in sandy soil with the weathering of pink granite. This specific terroir … Continue reading
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Goupillieres
In 1962 a 10 years old boy playing in the wild part of a property just bought by his father makes a stunning discovery. A troglodyte city build in the middle age by local farmers who helped extract those beautiful … Continue reading
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July
Julius Caesar’s Day July is named after Roman dictator Julius Caesar (100 B.C.–44 B.C.). Caesar developed the precursor to the Gregorian calendar we use today. July Special Days “Just for Fun” Days July Weather July 2023 temperatures, on average, will be near to above … Continue reading
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