A narrow street

 

A Left Bank street just before sunset.

Throwback Thursday

 

Just a few short weeks ago parks and squares were still lush and green.

 

Wine Wednesday

 Red wine and beef go together like well, red wine and beef.

 

Tarte Tuesday

 

An assortment of small artisanale tarts compete for attention on a bakery countertop.

 

A Thanksgiving table

 

 

A casual Thanksgiving in a Montmartre loft.

- Merci nos chers amis -

Turkey Tuesday

 

A turkey run on a farm that welcomes school groups and visitors.

 

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In France, bigger is not necessarily better and as turkeys are usually smaller than those in the US, cooking time is shorter. And because they are free range the quality and taste of the meat will be superbe. When cooking a turkey my French mother-in-law would lay a rasher of lard (bacon - fumé or not fumé) from the butcher atop the whole bird before bunging it in the oven and the fat basted the skin. Stuffed with chestnuts or a breadless herbed pork farce and served with grilled seasonal vegetables and autumn fruits - figs, apples, airelles (easy to find and often mistaken for cranberries) - a feast was inevitable.

 

A very Happy Thanksgiving to one/all and until next week... - BPJ

 

 

Mushroom Monday

 Still in season: varieties of mushrooms that inspire.

Above: large meaty cèpes have all but disappeared by 10 a.m.