For « la Chandeleur » (Candlemas), many French homes are making crepes. Learn about the origins of this tradition. How many of these 16 facts about "la Chandeleur" / Crepes Day did you know? Test your knowledge and learn a bit of French along the way! I’ll also share with you my grandmother’s recipe for sweet crêpes – they are delicious! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode une crêpière = a special shallow pan to make crepes une crêperie = a restaurant where you eat crepes un ours = a bear Février = February Une chandelle, une bougie = a candle « À la … Read More →
Melbourne French Festival “Paris to Provence” 2015: another great edition!
The best Festival for lovers of all things French! End of November marks a very exciting time of the year for all French lovers: “Paris to Provence”, Melbourne French Festival is on at Como House and Gardens (South Yarra). This year, I had cancelled my participation as an exhibitor due to my pregnancy (I’ve just entered the third trimester!), which gave me the opportunity to enjoy the festival as a visitor. You may already have seen some of the Melbourne French Festival pictures that I’ve posted on my Facebook and my Instagram. Talking about pictures, I won second place at the photo … Read More →
FV 010 : Pop-Up Crepes – A Delicious Growing Adventure
This episode is about authentic French crepes, made by an authentic French man, in Melbourne! I met Cedric, the owner, during the last Melbourne Paris to Provence French festival, where I got to eat a few of his truly delicious crepes. We’ll be discussing crepes making and flavours, but also languages and the issues that we sometimes face as expats, forgetting our native language sometimes! Episode Timeline [04 min 23 sec] How Cédric arrived in Melbourne [06 min 02 sec] The birth of Pop-Up Crepes [07 min 30 sec] Why pop-up? [08 min 44 sec] From a part-time to a full-time venture ? [09 … Read More →
How many of these 16 facts about “la Chandeleur” / Crepes Day do you know ?
Test your knowledge and learn a bit of French along the way! AND download my free French crêpes recipe! I've got it from my grandma's! Now you have the perfect excuse to make crepes tonight :-) 1. Nowadays, « la Chandeleur » is mostly known for being Crepes Day ! 2. Because they are round and golden, crepes symbolise the sun. Around “la chandeleur” time, days are getting longer and warmer (in the Northern hemisphere!). 3. Traditionally, we try to flip the crepes in the pan by throwing them in the air, holding the pan in the right hand and a coin (a gold coin if possible) in the left … Read More →