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Petit Papa Noël (Little Santa) is Coming Tonight! Posted by on Dec 24, 2012

Joyeux Noël to all of you, mes amis ! Today, no surprise, we’re featuring une chanson de Noël (a Christmas Carol), which has turned au fil des ans (throughout the years) into a full-fledged French classique! It is famously interpreted by a Corsican named Tino Rossi—Hence his slight accent, which actually sounds -can you tell?- a bit more italien than French 🙂 * Petit Papa Noël — Tino ROSSI C’est la belle nuit de…

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French Holidays – Still Looking for Ideas for Your Christmas Menu? Posted by on Dec 24, 2008

Why not add some French flair to your holiday dinner?  Some very traditional French Christmas choices include dinde de Noël (Christmas turkey) which is prepared in a variety of interesting ways, chapon (capon) and any dish with foie gras including tatin pommes foie gras.   Here is a recipe for Tatin Pommes Foie Gras from the Marmiton website. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 3…

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French Christmas Carols Posted by on Dec 12, 2008

Well, the holiday season is here in many parts of the world.  Although France is home to many different world religions, it is predominantly Roman Catholic (85% according to WikiAnswers).  So, everything to do with the Christmas season can be found in France as well as Québec.  Thus, this month I will write a few…

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