Les Recettes de Louis la Vache

: Nom : Louis la Vache; Lieu : Paris, France

Views of an American with French ancestry about France - and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Normandie is famous in France for its dairy products (and also for its apples) - something of a combination of Wisconsin and Washington. My mother's family originated in Normandie. When I first began visiting France, I found the yogurt and cheese to be excellent - and I was astounded by all the varieties available there. My friends in France, knowing my mother's family had originated in Normandie, began to tease me about trying singlehandedly to support all the Norman dairy farms.

So that's part of the story...

Then there's the part about how the French don't say that they "pig out" when they eat a lot, they say j'ai mangé comme une vache - "I ate like a cow." Well, that's appropriate because for some of those French feasts, you NEED, like a cow, to have multiple stomachs. And, I've always done my best to "mange comme une vache."

So that's another part of the story...

Also, to call someone une vache is really to insult them. Applied to a man, it implies that, at best, he is a dimwit. Applied to a woman, well, it's like calling her a word that rhymes with witch, and no, I'm not speaking of Hillary - this time... Well, I can be a little slow sometimes, so peut être je suis une vache.....
Suddenly!
My alter-ego appeared!
Voila! - Une vache normande!
Louis la Vache!
And en la Californie, my car has the license plate Vache with a license plate frame reading "Louis la Vache - I'd rather be in Normandie."

The Frog Blog of Louis la Vache

San Francisco Bay Daily Photo

Blogs des recettes en français:

C'est moi qui l'ai fait!

La Cuisine de Doria

Blogs des recettes en anglais:

Easy French Recipes

A Foodie Froggy In Paris

Chocolate and Zucchini

Tartelette

Janice Recipe

Texas Ramblings

Blogs au sujet de chocolat!

David Lebovitz (en anglais)

Chocoholic (en français)

Frog Blogs en anglais:

From My French Window

Frog blogs en français:

Du Vent aux Semelles

French mot-du-jour

the world according to b

Tomate Farcie

Architecture and Morality

Lucianne.com

Yusef's Journal

Pajamas Media

Little Green Footballs

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Eye Prefer Paris Tours

13 février 2008

Gâteau "velours-rouge" pour le jour de Valentine

Red Velvet cake for Valentine's Day

Red Velvet Cake, a favorite in the U.S. south, here decorated for Valentine's Day

Louis la Vache admits that this recette is decidedly NOT French - but it is perfect for Valentine's Day! The true origins of Red Velvet cake are obscure and complicated by Urban Legend stories. The cake has long been associated with the cooking of the U.S. south more than with any other region, although it is also known in Canada. A resurgence in the popularity of the cake is partly attributed to the 1989 film "Steel Magnolias" in which the groom's cake (another southern tradition) is a Red Velvet cake.

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