Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
We have out special Thanksgiving meal this evening - but since I have some free time right now I thought I would update about everything that's been going on in this busy life of mine. I've been having classes for the past 3 days for about 10-12 hours each day. Now this in English is enough to wipe me out, but in French I just about want to take a nap after every single one. Although I am impressed that I can still pay attention after 10 hours of work in a foreign country. Anyway, so besides classes, tests, and major projects, life has been pretty (dare I say it?) normal. My host family has gotten into a routine of me coming home right before dinner, we eat dinner together, and after dinner while helping my host mom clean up the table, we talk. Finally after that, everyone retreats to their own rooms to work, read, or watch TV. My host sister has been having some difficulties with school recently, especially math. The way that they teach trig here is very confusing, I was trying to help her the other day work through a problem in her homework. Eventually I gave up trying to show her how to do it the "French" way, and showed her the "American" way (it proved to be much faster, and efficient, go figure?) Then afterward I helped correct her English homework, and we practiced an oral presentation she has to give soon on candy! Then after wards I told her I had a huge presentation on slow food in Europe, she's like "well you will have to practice it in front of the family! we can help you out with your homework for once!" So I might take them up on that offer.
For those of you that do not know what slow food is, here's a brief synopsis. Slow food is a concept developed in Italy in reaction to the first McDonald's opening up in Rome. It is the movement towards homemade, artisan and local food. This is not necessarily an organic movement, but it is linked with it in the States. So for example, instead of buying Ragu pasta sauce, you would make the pasta sauce yourself, can it, and then use that instead. I fully support the slow food movement, and think that it's a wonderful idea - people these days just don't know how to make things from scratch, and it's a real shame!
Anyway, that's my speech for today. In other foodie news, my host mom made the most delicious soup the other day for dinner. It was a mushroom soup, with mushrooms, cream and some spices pureed together and it was so delicious! My host sister HATED it, but I think I might ask the host mom to make it with me some night again, so that I can learn the recipe.
So, after the big thanksgiving dinner tonight, I will update on how that was! and I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving, and a food Black Friday!
Peace, Love and Turkey!
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We had slow food at your Mom's on Thanksgiving Days, the turkey was delicious, as with A. Cheryls Pie. U. Paul
ReplyDeleteYour comment: "go figure" too cute !
ReplyDeleteDefinitely was on the Slow Food "organic track" again! Tried a Brussel Sprout recipe with pecans - it was good - but time consuming! Made green bean casserole the Alton Brown way - from scratch. Was good but time consuming! Made stuffing with a real french loaf of bread cut in 1 inch pieces, but could have used more chicken stock. Watching Food Netwook too much. Mom!
Well, now I have to start over cuz it ate my first attempt. Anyhow, I am only as far as Sept so I remember when Mom would make those "raspberry tarts" with the recipe that Grandma had for dough. They were really good and we would always eat those first!!
ReplyDeleteI thought that lunettes were "eyeglasses" in french. Oh well, those darn french canadiens.
Sounds like that castle tour was really worth the money, that's the kind I like, where they make the ordinary real.
I'm gonna try to catch up over Christmas. I'll be in Boston with Mom for a week.
JOYEUX NOEL!!!!!!!.........Frozbe