Not many things much better than warm fresh quiche on a cold day!
Rethymno: More of Crete
Rethymno is a rare combination of history and modern-day luxury, with its multicultural old town, tropical beaches and exquisite Cretan cuisine.
Not many things much better than warm fresh quiche on a cold day!
Rethymno is a rare combination of history and modern-day luxury, with its multicultural old town, tropical beaches and exquisite Cretan cuisine.
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From two viewpoints above the picturesque town, Paul Heymont enjoys the scene
DrFumblefinger shares some early morning photos taken of an olive vendor in Marrakech’s Souk.
This ceremony re-enacts the custom of the royal court during the Joseon dynasty to ensure the security of the king and his court.
George G shares fond memories of visits to Europe’s many Christmas markets
Rapid City is best known for its proximity to Mt. Rushmore and the four presidents carved into it. But the City of Presidents also features a walk where you can encounter more than 40 Presidents who have been the United States’ Commander-in-Chief. The art is interesting and the walk is a lot of fun.
DrFumblefinger shares some early morning photos taken of an olive vendor in Marrakech’s Souk.
The beautiful Gothic Cathedral in Seville, Spain was built on the site of a mosque. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and well worth a visit when in Andalusia.
OMG, is that a rhubarb clafouti?
Clafoutis (I lost an s in typing) is a French dessert that is essentially a tart with fruit (the most traditional is cherries) in a flan-like custard. Usually you bake part of the custard a bit, add the fruit and more custard.
I always thought it was from Normandy, because I first encountered it there, and then in a Norman restaurant in Paris, but it turns out the food historians say it comes from Limousin, and the name is from the Occitan “clafotis” which means “filled.” So what probably started out as a “filled tart” became a “filled.” And when I eat it, so do I.
Here’s a link to Julia Child’s version.
It looks like rhubarb to me, too. I’d call it a tart but where do they call it a clafouti? I’ve never heard the word.
That does look like rhubarb, doesn’t it? It was sitting right beside the ham and mushroom quiche. But rhubarb sounds appealing right now…..
Very interesting. Eating them for decades and never heard the term. I love to learn something about which I believed I already knew it all! Yum.