![]() ![]() No wonder I drank!īut back to the present: Wednesday's lunch went so smoothly it's a wonder I continue to shy away from inviting. After chasing kids all day, I would prepare a multi-course meal for our invités, including the les amuse-bouches, l'entrée, le plat, la salade, le fromage, le dessert. Back then, I would struggle through everything on the same day: drag our toddlers to the supermarket for dinner ingredients, hurry home to unpack groceries and clean the house. While there is nothing sophistiqué about how I organize for guests nowadays, it's steps above what it was years ago, as a newlywed and clueless hostess. It's just m-a-r-i-n-a-t-i-n-g!" I said, to sound fancy. "It's totally okay to make salmon a day-and-a-half before serving. The long silence that followed made me defensive. "Wait-did you say you made salmon yesterday?" "So I've made salmon, and then today I made pois chiches.and tomorrow I'll make la tarte aux tomates." Planning for a meal still doesn't come naturally for me, so after a flurry of possible eats whirled through my mind like the autumn leaves outside our window, I put a stop to le délire and phoned my sister.Īs soon as Heidi picked up, I rattled off my progress. Audrey, from Portland, and her beau, Grant, joined us here at home for le déjeuner sur la terrasse. On Wednesday we entertained guests from Oregon and Wyoming. ![]() Then scroll down to the vocabulary section to check your French comprehension.Ī DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse : that's all there is to it, and Bob's your uncleįRENCH SOUND FILE: Click below to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French terms in this post. If you are visiting our city, why not stop into Jean-Marc's wineshop? Call ahead and he will be happy to see you at Le Vin Sobre Bar à Vin. The sign says “Open.” Coucou from La Ciotat. ![]()
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