Discovering Your Personal Style

Discovering Your Personal Style

Do you have your own style, or does your closet look like Sybil (you know, the girl who was famous for supposedly having 13 distinctly different personalities)? You should be able to describe your style in a few words – edgy, vintage, casual, sporty, chic, classic,...

Acquiring the French Wardrobe

The French woman is not known for her massive wardrobe – in fact the opposite is true. Because she knows what looks right on her, she doesn’t need to buy the 80% of items that we have in our closets and never wear. (Plus their closets are really freakin’ small!) It’s...

All Things Under

Think you can save a little money and cut corners on the dainties? Oh no, country mouse, oh no. The right underpinnings are essential to your physical and mental attitude. A French woman will spend as much for underwear as for outerwear. Wearing beautiful, sexy...
Croissant French Toast with Almond Maple Syrup

Croissant French Toast with Almond Maple Syrup

  There’s nothing like a healthy breakfast. And this, my friends, is nothing like a healthy breakfast.   This decadent breakfast is my family’s favorite. It’s Croissant. It’s French toast. What could be more French? The simple custard mixture...
Escargot

Escargot

I had always shunned eating anything that could be found crawling in my garden, until one day walking back from a visit to the Louvre, my husband and I stopped for a little lunch. I ordered French onion soup and he ordered escargot. I think I made him trade with me....