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At My French Table: Food, Family, & Joie de Vivre in a Corner of Normandy  "..This time Michel gave us a little of it's history. The Napoleonic style Château de Bosgouet is considered young by European standards. It was built in 1853 on the foundations of a sixteenth-century château that had burnt to the ground some thirty years before. The five-storey château sits within a 50-acre park and has many outbuildings, some of which were used as servants' quarters. The château was occupied by the Germans during the second world war and two rather unremarkable outbuildings were built on the grounds to accommodate the troops. One was used as sleeping quarters and the other built as a mess hall. Only those with rank and seniority could have ever expected to see the inside of Château de Bosgouet." Its been a long time since I picked up a book that I related to at many different levels, en fait, the last book of that effect on me was Sacred Contracts  -- in many ways, this book had the same effect on me, just in a very different context.'At My French Table' is where Jane Webster tells her story of selling her house in Melbourne and moving her four kids to Normandy to open a cooking school. She speaks about the beautiful countrysides, the decadent charms, her impressions, her recipes, and the complicated French system (the latter I know too well)  Buy at Amazon Or, go to the château on your own, or through an organized culinary trip - I know I can't wait to take mine =) + Mariek's Art of Living: A Culinary Vacation Beyond Expectations + At My French Table: Visiting Chefs & 8-Day Itinerary More on the subject, & I also like: + A Table in the Tarn: Living, Eating and Cooking in Rural France  + French General: Handmade Soirees: Simple Projects for Special Occasions  Okay, I'm off to start my day -- Did I mention I did a very crazy thing yesterday that I'm -still- trying to comprehend? No, I didn't but now you know, so I'm off to spend my comprehension Have a lovely weekend x Labels: Books, Cookingfessional, Domestic Goddess, La Dolce Vita, Travel $2 in my moola box | link | email this post |
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