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Let Them Eat Crêpes!

Guylaine S Gamble

Sweet or savory, crêpes are always a favorite treat or quick meal in any French household. There’s nothing easier than making crépes. You will need: 2 cups Flour 4 eggs pinch of salt 1.4 cup melted butter 2 cups  of milk 2 tbs sugar Making crêpes is all in the wrist or the tour de main.  The first part is to make a well in the bowl with the flour combined with salt. Slowly, add the milk, eggs, and melted butter. Your batter must be light and silky and not like a pancake mix. To flavor your batter, you can add … Continue reading Let Them Eat Crêpes!

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Saucisson Made in USA

Guylaine S Gamble

Saucisson sec is a favorite charcuterie and a staple classic French dry-cured sausage in French household served with baguette, butter, cornichons and a good glass of red wine.  The French equivalent of dry salami, saucissons are cured pork sausages. A mixture of lean pork and pork fat, salt, sugar, spices, and sometimes alcohol combined to give the saucisson its unique flavor. There are of course as many varieties of saucisson recipes as there are regions of France.  Served during l’apéro thinly sliced as hors-d’oeuvres or stacked in a hearty picnic sandwich, saucisson sec is now proudly made in the USA ! … Continue reading Saucisson Made in USA