From Right Here

Here’s an exerpt from my latest piece for my friend Clarence’s Food Blog! Click here for the full article -

http://you-food.net/

Ahhh…Bread and Cheese. The very basics of French Cuisine. If you head to your local Whole Foods and attempt to pick out a French cheese, it can seem pretty daunting, it seems like there are a million varieties and they all have names that sound funny. Likewise, it is nearly impossible to find a decent crusty bread, both in the US AND even in France. Either it’s uber-chewy on the outside and goopy in the middle or it lasts for less than one day and unlike me, you can’t bring yourself to eat an entire baguette in 4 hours….

You LOVE reading long posts…I KNOW!

But I thought I’d just post some photos of my recent trip to the “green” market. I don’t need to explain what this is, but let me just say that although this looks like a typical French Weekend Market, I know many people living in Montpellier (on the Languedoc Southern Coast) that don’t buy “green” food and don’t often come here. Maybe it’s because French laws for agriculture are already pretty strict - or maybe it’s because the “Environmental Movement” is rarely talked about here. I dunno! If you do, please explain it to me in the comments…

Well, I loved the “marche”! And I hope you like the pics. It will be my new haunt for my last few Saturday mornings here in Montpellier (then I’m back to Paris for all of October and then November 1st - I’m returning to the cold USA to watch Obama win the election…)

Thanks to my friend Sarah for standing here so I could get a shot of this hot guy. Okay…no idea why he showed up at a food market with no shirt, though. More blogs on french boys coming soon….promise…

A tout a l’heure.

For more photos from Montpellier, Languedoc , go to

Montpellier Daily Photo

(or search for a city you like on CityDailyPhoto.Com - such a sweet site!)

The Cassoulet is the most typical of french dishes and maybe one reason why I am MAJORLY GROSSIRING HERE…. Read all about it in a little ditty for my friend clarence’s blog -

http://you-food.net/

Alright, this is nothing to do with France but rather, something I’ve been saying for a long time.

Snacking is important.

Snacking is underrated.

Snacking in a meeting almost makes the meeting bearable (okay, that’s another story)…almost

Scientists recently discovered that because your brain uses glucose in order to function while thinking, it triggers your hunger pains so you’ll have to refill. Had to write a story about it - find the story at my other little baby:

www.stillgoodnews.com

Best snack ever - Triscuits… I swear they are ALMOST as good as pringles.