Spices of France: Discover the Red Pepper of Espelette 🌶
Follow Kathy as she tours the basque village of Espelette and learns about its world famous peppers.
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How To Use a French Bathtub to Shower and Wash Hair? 🛁
This might seem like a weird subject, but many of my students seem baffled by the European style bathtub: a regular bathtub, with a hand shower at the end of a cord, and very often no shower curtain or glass separator. “How the heck am I supposed to wash my hair??” they often ask…
La Fontaine’s “Le Corbeau et le Renard” reading & translation & video 🦊🧀
Today, it’s my pleasure to share with you my daughter Leyla’s (8 years old on this video) rendition of “le Corbeau et le Renard” by Jean de la Fontaine.
L’Axoa d’Espelette French Recipe & Translation 🌶
“Axoa” (pronounced it “atchoa”) is a veal based stew typical of the French Basque region. Practice your French with this recipe translated into English.
Belle-isle en Mer – French Story & Translation
Practice your French and discover the pristine and preserved island of Belle-Isle-en-mer in Brittany. This French story is written in an higher intermediate level of French, and comes with an English translation.
The Monuments of Paris – Notre Dame
Beside being the home address of Quasimodo—literature’s best known hunchback and bell ringer—Notre Dame is also home to Point Zéro, the center of Paris.
La Choucroute à la Bière – Sauerkraut with Beer Recipe
Sauerkraut “la choucroute” is a traditional German and Eastern European dish which has been adopted in Alsace and Lorraine particularly, but enjoyed in restaurant throughout France as a typical French dish. There are many ways to prepare it, and today, I’ll tell you about my favorite – “la choucroute garnie à la bière”.
Discovering Beaume de Venise Muscat Wine of Provence
The terraced vineyards of Beaumes de Venise are worth visiting and wine is certainly worth tasting! It is designated a “Site of Exceptional Culinary Taste” in Provence.
The Missing Goldfish Mystery – French Story & Audio Pronunciation
This intermediate level free French story comes with audio. For his homework, John invented this fun crime story which I’ve decided to share with you.
Secrets of Versailles: The King’s Kitchen Garden
On your next visit to Versailles, don’t miss “the King’s vegetable garden” where you’ll discover the genius of the King’s gardener, Jean-Baptiste La Quintinie, which built walls and terraces allowing a microclimate to develop, so that over 300 varieties of fruits and vegetables could grow out of season !!
The Monuments of Paris – L’Opéra
A six-minute walk takes you from the Madeleine to the Paris Opéra—aka Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris, and Académie Nationale de Musique (not to be mistaken with l’Opéra Bastille, place de la Bastille).
Tabeetousa ? Tufaykwa ? The Modern French language
French is an evolving language. On top of the “parler d’jeunes” (generation Y new slang), the verlan, and the traditional slang, you are going to encounter many grammatical constructions and glidings that are quite far from your textbook French: welcome to the world of modern spoken French!
Saucisses aux Lentilles Vertes du Puy – French Recipe
The green lentils of the Puy area have many nicknames: green pearls, poor man’s caviar and le caviar végétal. No matter what you decide to call them, these small gems are worth seeking out.
10 Things to Avoid in Paris ⚠️
Paris like all cities in the world has particular ‘quirks’ that only the locals know…