Jennie Goutet's Blog: A Lady in France, page 45
October 10, 2013
Threshold
This past weekend we went to Normandy for a church retreat – to Forges-les-Eaux. It was a lot of fun. There was this old structure in place that I erroneously took for a sheep shearing centre - especially with the word “mouton” written on top, which means “sheep” and a big wheel that looked like ... Continue Reading
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October 8, 2013
Tomates Farcies Over Rice
Okay, tomates farcies really just means stuffed tomatoes, but doesn’t it sound better when it’s pronounced the French way? (pronunciation hint: toe-maht far-see). It can be a little intimidating to contemplate as a recipe, but it’s easier than it looks. I would just give yourself a full two hours before you’re ready to eat for the ... Continue Reading
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October 7, 2013
Why the Sacrifice? Why the Cross?
I think if I didn’t have something a little more logical to go on than just blind faith (although that does indeed play its part in trusting God), I wouldn’t have been able to stay faithful for the past 18 years. I need to know more. I need to see behind the scenes. I need ... Continue Reading
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October 3, 2013
Fall This Year
I have three things to say, and then tomorrow we leave for a weekend in Normandy. 1. Fall this year has not been as much fun as usual. I normally love fall. I love the smells, the leaves turning colors, the fires in our fireplace, the pumpkin soups, the burgundy sweaters. I love that my ... Continue Reading
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October 1, 2013
French Onion Soup
French onion soup is a grand classic in France. But they don’t call it French onion soup. They call it . . . “soupe à l’oignon.” It’s just plain ole onion soup in French. Fancy that. Remember my exciting plans for a blog schedule? The one that started this very week? Maybe you didn’t notice, but it ... Continue Reading
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September 30, 2013
On Judging Others
Judgment gets such a bad rap, yet as soon as we learn to think for ourselves, we learn to judge. It’s one of the building blocks of reason, and it’s not always a bad thing to do. As a child, we judge: Can I trust this person? Is this dog friendly or will he bite? ... Continue Reading
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September 26, 2013
Steak with Blue Cheese Sauce
Before I married a French man, I was rubbish at making any kind of meat. I was especially poor at making steak because it is so easy to ruin a good steak if you don’t know what you’re doing. And I didn’t know what I was doing. Give me a cookie recipe, and it will come ... Continue Reading
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September 22, 2013
On Blog Changes
Did you ever see the Simpsons episode when Homer sold his soul for a donut? And then he proceeded to tempt the devil by eating most of the donut, but not all, so that Satan couldn’t actually steal his soul? And then he started sleep-walking to the fridge for his nighttime snack (where the rest ... Continue Reading
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