Tres Vite Cinnamon Rolls

(For those of you who aren’t tres French, tres vite means very fast) 5 Tbs. shortening 3 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder Combine above ingredients by cutting with two knives until the shortening is in pea-sized crumbles. 1 cup milk Combine milk and flour mixture...

Snow in the South of France

We don’t have central heat in our home. We heat by propane space heaters and a few portable electric radiators we plug into the wall. Recently in a radio interview, the host was surprised to hear it got cold in Southern France. Well, my toes can attest to that...

What Happens at a Mushroom Festival

So we went to the Mushroom Festival in our village today. Funny thing. There weren’t any mushrooms. There was a pen where a dog dug holes, sniffing out truffles, but other than that, we saw the usual sites–cheese and wine booths and pig heads. And, of...

Jeanne’s Advice for Interviews: Breathing

I emailed my prayer circle this week, letting them know I’d be starting radio interviews and to please pray for me. This will be the first time I’ve done radio. Eeeeeeek. So, if you are a praying sort, please pray for me, particularly Wednesday, as I have...

Did you know this about France?

There are many interesting things about living in France. I could expound about line-cutting, always having to say a greeting when I enter a store (which is really quite nice once you get used to it), or the glory of the CHOCOLATE AISLE at the grocery store this time...