Posts Tagged food
French foibles: Creme fraiche
Posted by Amanda in French, This-is-Switzerland (TIS) on February 2, 2010
Creme fraiche from flit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flit/)
For some reason, I assumed that “creme fraiche” was just a fresher, French-er way of saying “sour cream.” Nope. Apparently, it’s akin to “heart attack upon delivery.”
I used it to finish up a yum vegetable and tofu dish last night only to discover this health advisory this a.m.
And I’m no longer feeling *quite* so smug about my healthy cooking.
Next, I’m going to learn that “lardon” doesn’t mean “healthy ham pieces.”
Losing perspective
Posted by Amanda in Geneva, This-is-Switzerland (TIS) on November 3, 2009
Source: http://flickr.com/exlibris
I realize over-priced-ness appears to be a common theme in Geneva. And it is.
Some days, I really have to remind myself of reality.
Today, I was obscenely excited about my uber-cheap lunch for 15 CHF: pumpkin soup and grapefruit juice. Oh dear: not cheap, not frugal, not practical.
Geneva is sometimes so far from real life.
* Learning French lessons to be continued – I promise!
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