Crepes, Cremes Brulees, and Sabrina on Bastille Day
Using Alton Brown’s tips for crepes, my first batch were easier to make than I thought they would be. Then for dessert I had the perfect touch.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: France
French Onion Soup as Historically Made by the Peasants
Recently I cooked the most amazing French Onion Soup…without beef broth! Instead I only used onions, water, and seasonings, with croutons and gruyere.
Napoleonic tea, gowns, swords, and gardens: Hillwood Estate
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens exhibit, The Style that Ruled the Empires: Russia, Napoleon and 1812, featured two amazing court gowns.
Yorktown celebrates the French-American Alliance Victory
Standing near reserved seating for special guests, we saw many French-American alliance pins, Lafayette scarves, and French- American alliance sashes.
Saratoga Battlefield: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part V
British General John Burgoyne took advantage of the 17th century French trade route from Canada, to arrive at Saratoga to fight the Continental Army.
More snow at President’s Day Weekend: Colonial Williamsburg
This was a great way to celebrate President’s Day, talking to each of the presidents from Virginia who also spent time in Williamsburg.
Charles Lindbergh, San Antonio, Lafayette…and Napoleon
Since we’re Texans from San Antonio, we especially enjoyed the opening scene of Charles Lindbergh’s arrival to Brook’s Field in San Antonio, Texas, after WWI.
Impressionist Art Lessons in our House and Garden
We are using a terrific book for this: Monet and the Impressionists for Kids, which includes terrific art lessons my kids used for their projects.
French Renaissance Table for an Awana Club Banquet
The banquet theme was Around the World. The serving teens would wear elaborate costumes and provide coordinating table decorations.
