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This is a wonderful all occasion bread. We enjoy it in the morning with Pascale’s homemade Apricot jam and little Irish salted butter. Aperitif* with cheese and hummus Here is the basic recipe: 500g of Bread Flour, 180g of Spent Grain, 3tsp of Salt and 2-3 tsp of yeast. Aperitif: French excuse to eat andContinue reading “House Bread with Spent Grain”

With the collapse of the  Western Roman Empire, we saw the fall of a common currency and the dawn of the Dark Ages… What will happen to the European Union with the demise of Greece and the current global economic down turn.  Will we see the German Deutsche Mark and the French Franc reappear?

“The die is cast” These words were spoken by Julius Caesar, as he crossed the Rubicon, forever changing the history of Rome. Through life we cross many Rubicons some small and other large that will change the direction of our lives.

This is the first day of random thoughts about everything and nothing. I prefer my espresso roasted in Italy and  pulled as a Ristretto.   I enjoy French and German cooking and culture.  I tell my children that there are four important ideals to live by: Family Duty Honor Country Borrowed the last three from General Douglas MacArthur “Duty, Honor, Country” AddressContinue reading “Day One”

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